A grid-tied solar system synchronizes with the local grid so your home can use both energy sources simultaneously. Learn more about how grid-tied panels work.

As their name suggests, off-grid solar panel systems are not connected to the electricity grid. Instead of bouncing excess power to the grid, they store it in solar batteries.

If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid.

Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels.

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Unlike a grid-tied system, which sends solar power straight from the panels to the inverter and then to a home’s power-distribution panel, your panels will feed into a charge controller.

Off-grid Solar Power Systems Market 2020-2024 : Scope Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources.

Interested in solar but want to know the price for going off-grid? Learn more about off-grid solar system costs in our all-inclusive guide.