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Originally Posted by Dubyagee
If a solar sales guy says it doesnt power your house they are confused. It uses the grid as a battery. Whatever power the panels cannot make it takes from the grid. Whatever surplus the panels make goes back to the grid, running your meter in reverse. The inverter phase matches to the grids AC frequency.
A grid tied system shuts down when the grid fails. A hybrid can be set up to take over.
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No, they are not confused. I have spoken with 3 different companies and I know 4 people with solar. They have all confirmed that when the power is out, their panels will not power the house.
This may be a Texas thing but they have all confirmed that here, the solar panels do not supply any power to the house directly. All the power goes to the grid. The power I need I get from the grid. If I need less than I provide, I get credit to use when I produce less than I need.
I know that a hybrid can provide power when the grid is down. WHat I do not understand is if a home not tied to the grid can have power from solar and a house tied to the grid can have battery or Generator power when the grid is down without sending power to the grid, why cant the same cannot be done to let the panels power the house when the grid is down and just divert the power to the house.
The more I research the more I am convinced that it is a legal issue and not a technical issue.