Because your solar system generates energy from the sun (and the sun isn’t static), there are certain periods of the day where you’ll create more solar power than others. As a general guide, the optimal ‘solar window’ – your system’s peak generation period – is 10 am to 2 pm. .
Knowing the peak period of solar energy generation means you can taper how you use your appliances accordingly. An example is using ‘heavy. .
An appliance will come with a watt (W) or kilowatt rating (kW), e.g. how much energy it takes to power it. A thousand watts equates to one kilowatt. You’ll also see the unit kilowatt-hour (kWh) on your electricity bills and appliance guides.. .
Energy Rating stickers are the best way to quickly assess the efficiency of an appliance, providing the capacity in kW and a star rating that. .
Learning what uses most of your electricity is key to utilising solar energy effectively and, in general, saving money on your bills. So let’s look at what household appliances are driving your electricity consumption up.
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