Dave reeve 23 jan 2014.
Do solar panels work in a power cut uk.
The short answer is.
It depends if you have a feed in tariff.
It is for this reason that solar inverters turn off in the event of a power cut.
If your home is connected to the grid a traditional home solar panel system will not protect you from power cuts.
In reply to kingstapo.
If there s a power cut engineers will need to work on the electricity lines on the grid and there cannot be the risk of any form of generation or batteries making this live while they carry out their works.
Solar panels or photovoltaics pv capture the sun s energy using photovoltaic cells and then convert it into electricity.
Fortunately for those of us living in the uk the cells do not require.
Do solar panels work during a power cut.
Solar power does work in the uk.
If you get money back from the national grid for the electricity you generate your solar panels won t work in a power cut as the panels won t be connected to the mains of your house.
As a default no.