The electricity is sent along cables to a power inverter where it s converted from direct current dc to alternating current ac.
Do british gas do free solar panels.
British gas free solar panels offer.
British gas is currently offering free solar panels through their mysolar energy scheme.
Direct sunlight is ideal but panels also work on cloudy days.
The new scheme has been set up with the the national housing federation and will give its members access to solar panels supplied by british gas.
This means that in the next five years british gas could install free solar panels on a total of 1 100 schools.
It might seem like sunny days are in short supply.
But the uk actually gets about 13 of its electricity from solar energy.
When sun hits the silicon it causes a voltage difference across the solar panel.
How sunlight creates electricity.
Solar photovoltaic pv panels convert energy from the sun into electricity.
In fact nearly half a million homes in the uk already have solar panels.
This means that they will supply and install a 2 52 to 3 15 kwp system depending on the size of your roof saving you over 150 a year on your electricity bill.