If You Are Building A House And You Want To Incorporate Solar Energy, Read This

Hello I am Olayinka a Business Developer for Africa Sustainable Energy.
As electricity bills and price of fuel increase around the country, solar panels are increasingly being installed by homeowners wishing to take advantage of a system that produces greener energy and insulates them from rising energy prices. 

If you are building your house and you have not factored solar energy into your budget then you need to go back to your drawing board. No one can run away from electricity needs, because it drives the economy. Only smart individuals understand that they can spend less on solar energy in the long run than using fossil generators.

Solar energy needs no introduction, with the abundance of sun in Nigeria; we still are not harnessing the energy. With the current price of fuel, every smart individual knows that solar energy is the way forward.
The major challenge of solar energy in Nigeria is the cost but what people have failed to factor is that theses system has a life span of 25-30 years. It has no moving parts, it needs no maintenance.

When building a new home, you have the opportunity to build it right from the get-go, saving yourself thousands of naira in utility bills over the decades (as well as offsetting the associated fossil fuel emissions).

High efficiency appliances make the most of the energy they consume. Electricity is appealing because you can generate it for free with solar panels on your roof.

However, the amount of electricity generated at a particular site depends on how much of the sun's energy reaches it. Thus, PV systems function most efficiently in the northern part of the country, which receives the greatest amount of solar energy.
Before selecting system components and sizing a PV system for an existing home, you should evaluate your energy consumption patterns and try to reduce your home's electricity use. You can start by performing a load analysis with the help of a good installer.

By understanding your "energy habits" and becoming more energy efficient, you can reduce the size of the PV system you'll need, lowering both your capital and operating costs.
If you're designing a new home, you should work with the builder and the solar professional to incorporate your PV system into your whole-house system design -- an approach for building an energy-efficient home.

There are 3 types of Solar Energy Installation

1 Back-Up System
Back-Up Installation are essential, UPS that provides uninterrupted electricity when the power from PHCN goes off. They mainly consist of Inverter and batteries. The batteries sustain power for a give number of hours at a time before recharge.
A Back-Up installation can later be upgraded, by adding solar panels.

Who needs this Installation?
This system of installation is suitable for people who have at least 10 hours of electricity per day. If you are not sure of the number of hours, you can still install now and later upgrade. The most important thing is you have started.

2 Stand alone system
A Stand alone system is a system solely relying on solar energy and does not require PHCN for charging its own system. It isn't connected to a electricity distribution grid operated by a utility.
When considering Stand alone system, you should hire an expert installer to know the energy audit of your appliance, positioning of solar arrays and number of panels required to let your system run for 24 hours otherwise your batteries may not be getting charged. 

Who needs this Installation?
This system of installation is suitable for people who want some part of their appliance in their home or all of their appliances be totally independent of National grid.

3 Hybrid Systems
In a hybrid Solar Installation, there is always electricity round the clock because more than one source is required and available for battery charging. For example, there is the presence of at least two of the following: 

• PHCN
• Solar array
• Wind energy
• Fuel/Diesel Generator 

Hybrid Installation provides the highest form of power efficiency and availability.

Who needs this Installation?
This system of installation is suitable for people who cant afford the stand alone installation, so the number of solar array is reduced reduc to let other source cover up for the time charging.

There are 3 factors everyone needs to consider before coming up with a budget.
I Energy Load
2 Number of Hours the Battery can sustain without charging
3 Price of each system Component 

I have prepared a simple quote that describes the design and cost analyst for a 1.2kva, 2kva and 3.5kva stand alone solar generator stand alone system.
In the quote I will be sending out, you get the:

1 The Total wattage of all your house appliance for 1.2kva & 2kva System
2 Current price of every component, that makes up the solar generator.
3 1.2kva Quote for back up and Stand alone system
4 2kva Quote for back up and Stand alone system
5 We also compare the price of the solar installation to the cost of same 1.2kva fuel/ Diesel generator for a period of 1 year.

Kindly contact Mr Olayinka on 07087551074 , duelapower@gmail.com