The term “self-consumption” is a very important concept to understand when you have a photovoltaic installation. Self-consumption is a very good way to increase the profitability of your solar panels. This is what we are going to see through this article.
Self-consumption is the The act of instantly consuming the energy produced by your solar panels in your building or home.
When your solar panels produce more electricity than you consume, you have excess electricity that can be sold to an energy supplier. On the other hand, during periods when the production of your solar panels is not sufficient to cover your consumption (night, winter, etc.), you must obtain electricity from the electrical network.
Photovoltaic panels mainly produce between 11:00 and 15:00. However, these hours do not correspond to the times of high consumption during the day. As a result, it is becoming more difficult to self-consume much of the electricity produced by the panels.
On average, owners of photovoltaic installations self-consume 30% of the electricity they produce. The rest is fed back into the network. However, it is possible to reach self-consumption rates of 50% or even 80%!
To maximize the profitability of your photovoltaic installation, it is important to increase your self-consumption rate, so consume your own electricity production as much as possible. There are several solutions. This is what we will discuss later in the article.
The more you self-consume your electricity production, the more profitable your photovoltaic installation will be.
Increasing self-consumption has several advantages:
It is very important to properly size your Photovoltaic installation. Effective self-consumption is facilitated when the size and power of your installation are adapted to your consumption needs.
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If you can increase your consumption during the day (dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, and/or teleworking), you will have better self-consumption.
It is recommended to optimize the use of the electricity produced by your solar panels during the day. Therefore, it is best to use appliances such as the washing machine, dryer, and dishwasher during peak production periods, usually between 11 am and 3 pm. By following this approach, you can increase your self-consumption rate by around 10%.
If you have an electric vehicle or are considering having one, install one charging station is TVery interesting for recharging your electric car but also for increasing your self-consumption.. If you are at home during the day, take advantage of recharging your electric car to increase your self-consumption.
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They allow you to store the excess energy produced by your solar panels for a further use, when your production is insufficient. Thus, you can use the energy stored during the night or during periods when your solar panels do not produce enough.
It is a very effective solution to increase your self-consumption. You can reach up to 80% self-consumption rate instead of an average of 30% without a storage battery.
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Heat pumps and thermodynamic boilers increase your self-consumption, because they heat the water during the day, during periods of electricity production.
