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Solar Monitoring Systems
Residential solar monitoring systems give households of all sizes the power to take control of their energy usage. By using solar monitoring technology from HCB Solar, you will be able to reliably gauge exactly how much energy your household is consuming.
- All data is given in real time with a broad range of useful information provided
- HCB Solar are the leading solar technology experts in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.
- When it comes to solar energy solutions, we’re the team you need.
Monitor Your Home Solar Energy Use
Monitoring your solar system will provide you with a range of information. Our solar energy monitoring systems also sends you a HCB Solar alert when things are not working properly and in many cases is available as an app on your smart phone!
- Read the data from your inverter and presents solar production in real time.
- Optionally also compares your current usage by reading your meter.
- If you have a solar battery, it also makes you smarter about your energy goals at night.
It all depends on what inverter and what monitoring system package you choose.
Apps Make It So Easy
- Keep your app with you so you can check in on your panels remotely.
- Get alerts if production drops.
- Ensure you are using the solar energy as directly as possible.
- 24/7 remote monitoring & management
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got questions? We have the answers!
Don’t hesitate to give us a call. We’ll be more than happy to answer all your questions.
Frequently asked questions
Solar monitoring systems operate through your solar inverter/s, producing real time data as your solar inverter converts DC current into AC current for use in your home. Your monitoring system allows you to see information about power levels and production, which you can also view through a companion app (if your system has one).
We recommend getting a monitoring system with your solar system, as the system can not only monitor your energy production and consumption, and assist you with improving your consumption habits based on peak production periods, but it can also alert you to technical issues or problems as they arise in real time. This allows you to handle the issue quickly and efficiently, with minimal damage or down time.
Monitoring your energy consumption and generation allows you to optimise your energy usage, as well as monitoring the performance of your system and alerting you to any issues. Without monitoring, it will be difficult to know the performance of your overall system and solar panels, as well as how much energy you are producing, using and sending to the grid.
Solar energy production is monitored via the inverter and many companies who design and manufacture solar inverters have proprietary monitoring software that goes with them. So this can be an easy way of integrating monitoring with your solar system.
The main difference between solar inverter monitoring and solar analytics is that solar analytics provides a lot more data. Inverter monitoring relies on Wifi connection and app-based monitoring platforms, which monitor energy generation and system performance. While solar analytics uses built-in 4G communications to provide data on energy generation, consumption, performance issues and electricity costs/credits estimates.
Yes, solar panels must be paired with a smart meter that can support two-way electricity flows. Your energy retailer will advise you of any electrical safety issues that need to be met in order to make this happen and will allow you to use the solar electricity you’ve produced first before purchasing electricity from your retailer.
How lower Feed-in Tariffs have reduced solar energy profits
A few years ago, a 20-cent feed-in tariff from AGO made it viable to use off-peak electricity priced at around 15 cents and then export surplus energy at 20 cents, resulting in a small profit. However, with current feed-in tariffs reduced to just 5 cents, exporting energy has become less beneficial.
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