From Sunlight to Savings – See Your Solar System in Action

Your home can generate clean power, store it for later, and even earn money — here’s how it all comes together.

Panels That Power Your Day

High-efficiency solar PV panels capture sunlight and turn it into electricity — even on cloudy Dorset days.
Benefit: Cuts your daytime electricity costs immediately.

Inverter – The Heart of the System

The inverter converts the panels’ DC power into AC power your home appliances use.
Benefit: Every kilowatt is instantly usable — no wasted energy.

Smart Battery Storage

Store surplus power in a high-capacity battery for use in the evening or overnight.
Benefit: Use more of your own energy instead of buying from the grid.

Hot Water Diverter (Optional)

Send spare energy to heat your water tank before exporting any to the grid.
Benefit: Lowers your gas or immersion heater bills.

Load Shifting & Smart Controls

An easy-to-use app helps you monitor your production and usage, shifting big appliances (like EV charging or washing) to the cheapest times.
Benefit: Maximises your savings automatically.

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)

When your battery is full, sell extra energy back to the grid and get paid by your electricity supplier.
Benefit: Turn excess sunlight into an extra income stream.

Why Choose SC Solar

• MCS-accredited installers
• Fully insured
• Two-year workmanship guarantee
• Dorset-based team, local support

See how much you could save — request your free solar assessment today

How it works

Solar panels (PV modules)	These are the first part of the system; they turn energy from the sun into electrical energy.
Inverter	This converts the electrical energy to useful power and feeds into your electrical system either by connecting to your existing consumer unit or a separate, smaller one added for this purpose.
Battery storage	Batteries are used to store any surplus generated electricity for later use. The size/capacity of the battery storage will depend on your PV system and household demand.
Load shifting	This is where you charge the battery from the grid when the electricity is a cheaper rate so you can use it during times when the prices are higher.
Back-up	In the event of a power cut, energy stored in the battery can be used to power either your entire home or just essential circuits for example lighting and heating. The effectiveness of this will depend on both battery capacity and the amount of charge in the battery.
Smart Export Guarantee (S.E.G.):	Once your project is complete, you can sign up for this with your electricity supplier so any surplus energy fed back into the grid will earn you money helping to profit from your investment.
Other features	Surplus energy can also be diverted to devices such as an immersion heater or EV charger. The system can be monitored and controlled from an app allowing you flexibility to manage the system in a way that will give you maximum benefit.