Solar power
When the system stops earning its keep
Output that dropped without warning, an inverter that beeps and cuts out, a battery flat by ten at night, a bill that never fell. Most of these are a string, a setting or a load on the wrong circuit rather than a failed panel. Each page walks the checks in the order we run them.
All 6 pages in this section
- Solar output has dropped and nothing obvious changedWhy has my solar output suddenly dropped?
- The inverter is not charging the batteryWhy is my solar inverter not charging the battery?
- The inverter beeps and shuts down in the eveningWhy does my solar inverter beep and cut out at night?
- The battery runs flat faster than it used toWhy does my solar battery drain so quickly?
- The system is generating but the bill has not fallenWhy has my electricity bill not dropped after installing solar?
- The net metering application came backWhy was my net metering application rejected?