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EcoPlanet Energy explains why investing in solar energy makes sense.
Brazil is a prime location for the use of photovoltaic energy due to the abundance of sunshine in that region, with high electricity tariffs and one of the largest silicon reserves in the world, making it extremely attractive to consumers, and also to the country as a whole with the generation of employment, return on taxes paid and enormous benefits for the electric utility grid.
The use of the photovoltaic systems in residences is already a reality in Brazil and has been growing continuously. With the government’s Regulation 482 from ANEEL , the government’s National Electric Energy Agency body, it is possible to install a photovoltaic system with the direct assistance from EcoPlanet Energy and connect it to the electricity grid through the government’s energy compensation system.
This way, you can virtually reduce your electric bill to zero with the use of solar energy, and only pay the minimum charge for having the utility grid network available.
It is a smart and practical way to generate your own electricity at home and reduce your high costs with conventional utility power.
Main components:
- Photovoltaic Modules, which convert sunlight into electrical energy.
- The inverter, which converts direct current electricity (generated by modules) into alternating current for use in buildings or injected into the grid.
Watch the following TV report and interview from yet another satisfied customer of EcoPlanet, and further discussion about the numerous benefits offered by implanting solar photovoltaic (micro) systems.
- (GRID-TIE) The system connected to the utility grid, is recommended for residential and business installations. It has a simplified installation and low maintenance, as it does not require batteries and uses the government agency’s (ANEEL) Regulation 482 to generate immediate electric bill savings and guarantees electricity supply due to the connection to the electric utility grid.
- Remote self-consumption is one of the modalities provided by the government agency’s (ANEEL) Regulation 687 for systems connected to the grid and determines that when the generation is greater than consumption, the customer can reduce the electricity consumption in another locality that is within the same concession area with the energy credits.
- Shared generation, another modality of the government agency’s (ANEEL) Regulation 687 , provides that from a collective or joint investment perspective, such as a consortium, customers can install a distributed micro or mini-generation so that each consumer unit uses the energy to reduce their electricity bill as if they were a single consumer.
- A stand-alone system is recommended for projects under special conditions, where there is no electricity transmission in the region – such as rural areas and remote projects, where batteries are needed.
- A Solar UPS system is recommended for residential and business installations where you want security of an uninterrupted power supply for critical operations, as well as economy of light bill in sunny and normal operational periods.
Other benefits:
Consult with a staff member at EcoPlanet Energy to find out how solar energy can reduce your energy costs: Tel: (71) 2626.3005 or Email: sac@ecoplanetenergy.com.
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