Hybrid Solar Systems

A Hybrid solar system is a net-metering solar system with an integrated battery back-up. During the 95% of the time where the hydro grid is functioning the energy from the solar will feed the electrical loads within the house. Any excess energy produced will feed back into the grid and you will be given a credit that carries forward for up to one year.

What you end up doing is producing all the energy for your home during the summer months when we have long beautiful sunny days, while also producing an excess of credits that are then applied throughout the winter when the solar production is lighter to continue to offset your hydro bills.

Now, In the event of a power outage the system will automatically transfer to supply power from the batteries to selected loads in the home. All the while the solar will continue to produce power, feeding directly into your hydro panel to reduce the drain on the batteries and extend the duration that you can sustain your home during an outage.

Often in this back-up state your solar will be producing more energy than you need in the home. In the scenario the solar would not only feed all your electrical needs, but it would also use the excess energy to charge your batteries.

Further extending the duration that the system will sustain an outage. With the right back-up design in what you choose to have backed up –this system could theoretically sustain the chosen loads for weeks to months of sustained outage!