Why solar panels don’t need to face north

Should you face your Solar Panels North?

There’s a misconception that if you don’t have North facing areas on your roof, then you can’t or shouldn’t get Solar.

Setting a Solar Panel North towards the sun’s rays will generate the greatest amount of electricity. However, it’s not always practical to face a panel exactly North. Perhaps your roof doesn’t have enough space in a North facing position to fit the panels, or maybe you’re only home at certain hours of the day.

Because the sun moves in the sky throughout the day, it’s important to position each panel so it produces the most electricity when you need it.

If you are not at home in the middle of the day it would be advantageous to produce less overall electricity by facing the panels west or east. This can allow you to spread the generation between the morning and the afternoon, to match when you use electricity.

Maximise your self-consumption

Increasing the amount of solar energy that you consume yourself, is the key to getting the best savings from your solar system. So we always recommend working with your solar installer to design a layout that suits your needs.

For example, if you work in the mornings every day but are home all afternoon, you will want to install more panels on the western side of your roof. Alternatively, if you’re home quite consistently throughout the day, you could chat to your solar installer to work out a design where some panels face north and the rest face east.

This is an area that our team at Gardel Electrical are very practised in, so if you would like to ask any further questions or get an idea of what might work for your home, get in touch with us today.

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