If you have been wondering about installing solar panels, then there’s no better time than now to do so. The price of solar panels, and hence solar PV systems has significantly decreased. Getting solar panels for house nowadays is a lot economical and convenient than before.
How can you install a solar plant on your rooftop?Here are ten simple steps for the installation of a solar photovoltaic system on your rooftop:
1) Evaluate your optionsThere are a few points to remember and take account of before installing solar panels on homes.
- Do you have space for installing solar panels on your rooftop? How much is it?
- Will the sun shine bright on your space during hours of daylight?
- Is your roof structurally strong enough to support solar panels and their structure weight?
- How much of the area is covered by shade?
- What type of solar panel for the house you would like to install (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, thin-film, bifacial, PERC)?
2) Load calculation and energy audit
How much energy does your home consume?Now that you’ve weighed your choices, the next move is to determine how much electricity you would require after installing a solar plant at your home. Calculate the following with the help of our simple DIY calculation guide:
- Solar System Capacity
- Area requirement for Your Solar System
- Payback Period for Your Solar System
- Reduce your monthly energy bill by doing away with excessive use
- Decide how much solar energy you require
- Meet a crucial condition for some tax credits, rebates, and loans
3) Grid-Connected vs Off-Grid vs HybridA grid-connected system is a type of installation where solar panels are linked to the electrical grid. Solar energy thus produced is used. If your solar plant does not produce enough electricity to satisfy the consumption requirements, the difference will be automatically sourced from the grid. An off-grid system is not linked to the power grid. Hence, battery storage is necessary. A hybrid system integrates solar and battery storage in one, and are now accessible in various setups and forms.
4) Estimate your budgetAfter calculating and determining what kind of solution suits your optimal rooftop solar design specifications, you can quickly estimate how much the process of installing a solar panel at the house would cost you with the help of solar calculators available on the MNRE website. Make sure to consider maintenance costs, warranty, and the lifetime of the system.
5) Choose your solar developerOnce you have your budget fixed, it is time to identify a trustworthy solar company. We would advise you to do your research for the solar company you want to get a solar plant from because it is a product for a lifetime, and you would not want to run everywhere in case of a breakdown. Do check product warranties. HomeScape by Amplus is a trusted brand from the house of the PETRONAS group brought to you by a creative group of solar designers and experts. HomeScape provides you 25 years performance warranty* along with the product insurance to protect you from any anomaly in the plant in the future.
6) Site SurveyThe site survey is required for a solar developer to evaluate:
- Best photovoltaic location
- Obstacles (if any shading)
- Size of the central electrical panel inside the household
- Places suitable for installation of the electrical elements
- State of the Rooftop (structurally sound or not)
- Square footage suitable for positioning module
- Overall roof size
- Slope angle
- Chimney and vents
- Compass orientation of the rooftop slope
- Roof thickness
- Strong trees or other blockages in or around the residential property