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Page 34 2018 Fall Home & Garden Lincoln Daily News Sept. 26, 2018 Once the inverter has changed the power from DC to AC, which powers most home appliances, the electrical current flows from the inverter to the home’s electrical service panel that feeds electricity into the household. An optional tracking meter can keep track of a home’s electrical consumption and total output of solar consumption. The tracking systems often have live displays or online monitors, so you can track how much of your energy needs are being met by your system’s production and how well the system is performing. During the day, if the solar system’s production exceeds the household’s needs, excess electricity is fed back into the power grid. You will see the meter spin backwards when that occurs. Most local government have a credit system in place requiring utility companies to buy back the excess energy. In addition to reducing electric bills, these credits can be sold to utilities, which generates revenue to pay back your investment for the PV system and eventually turn it into profit. At night or anytime a household uses more electricity than the installation is producing, the extra energy is pulled from the grid as it would be normally. When you install a solar system on a home, the only notable difference will show up on your electric bill. Watch how the system works at If saving money on electricity sounds like a great idea and you are willing to invest in the latest solar technology, having solar panels installed may be a good choice for you.