A solar electric system installed on your roof will turn your house into your own personal power station.  Solar electric cells or "photovoltaics" (pv) generate electricity from sunlight. After first being used by the various space missions of the sixties, solar power has come back to earth and is now available for your house.

Once installed on your roof the system immediately begins generating electricity, which flows into your electrical system to power your lights and appliances.  Your house remains connected to the national grid, and when you are generating more electricity than you are using the excess flows into the grid.  When your system is not generating enough electricity – like at night time, you draw from the grid as normal.

Apart from the stunning solar array on your roof, and the drop in your electricity bill, you will not notice a difference in the function of your house.  Most people really enjoy watching what their solar electric systems produce, they normally find they start using a bit less electricity because of their new awareness.