Thursday, December 22, 2022

How to Calculate the Size of a Solar Home Installation?

 If you are thinking about moving to solar energy in East Sussex, Eastbourne, Kent or Sussex, you will notice it in your bills and in your contribution towards a more sustainable and responsible energy model. However, before getting down to work with your home installation services by an expert like Sesas UK, you should do some calculations to determine how many panels you will need and what size, which has a lot to do with your daily consumption.


Budget and available space will be two fundamental aspects with the Solar Installation Kent that, from the outset, will impact the size of your installation. If the roof or any other area in which you plan to install the panels is not very large, the amount of energy that you can generate in East Sussex will be limited or conditioned to a greater investment in panels than high performance. If the pocket tightens, then adapt the system to your needs as much as possible. To determine the size that best suits what you are looking for, means you will have to answer the following questions.

How much energy do I need?

Before making any decision it is important to know how much energy you consume per day to adjust the domestic Solar Installation Sussex of solar energy to your real needs. To guide you, you can divide the monthly consumption that appears on your invoice between the days of the month and, thus, you will obtain your average daily consumption.

However, to refine this data, it is worth taking into account another key aspect: that the efficiency of the solar panels is not invariable. The clouds, the night or any shadow will impact. Therefore, the ideal is that you add 25% more to daily consumption.

What is the sun exposure of the Eastbourne house?

The question is also important, since the dimensions of the Eastbourne Solar Panels installation (and the type of panel you choose) will not be the same if you reside in an area with short days and predominance of clouds, than if you do it in a very sunny area.