Use solar panels strategically for high-tier energy prices

by Andy on September 15, 2009

If you live in an area where you pay different rates for electricity depending how much you use, solar panels can be a great way to to shave your costs without cutting your electricity bill entirely.

All you need is a simple grid-tied system that offsets your usage in the most expensive energy time, which is probably the “last” energy you use. This is the electricity that costs the most per kilowatt hour.

I’ll be back with some sample systems and a simple calculation.

Read more on this at the blog at gogreensolar (click the banner in the right column, then go to blog).

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