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STORAGE SOLUTION
Unused PV power is stored in a battery and used during a power outage or when PV production is insufficient. When there is a power outage, a combination of PV and battery is used to power important loads such as the refrigerator, TV, lights and AC outlets, day or night.
MAXIMIZING SELF-CONSUMPTION
A storage system is set up to maximize the amount of solar energy used by the homeowner to enable energy independence and unused PV power is stored in a battery and used when needed.
SELF CONSUMPTION - SOME DEFINITIONS
Export: The power injected to the grid
Import: The power purchased from the grid.
Self-Consumption: The PV power consumed by the site and not fed into the grid. Export/Import meter: A meter installed at the grid connection point and reads the energy
exported/imported to/from the grid.
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