
As the sun rises your panels begin converting all the sunlight they can get. Since the light is dimmer earlier on, your home may require more energy than is being produced by the panels themselves. Therefore, your home will need to draw from another source– either the traditional power grid or from a solar storage device that has saved excess energy from the previous day.

The longer the sun is out, and the less cloud cover there is, the more sunlight your panels will be able to convert into power. Often, on a typical bright and sunny day, your panels will likely produce more power than is needed by your house, in which case it must be sent elsewhere. It can either go to a power bank for your own later usage, or to the grid to supplement your neighbors’ energy usage.

Finally, evening hits and the sun is no longer perched in the sky giving off convertible rays of energy. Your home will therefore require power from the grid once again, or from your power bank that charged throughout the day.