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The environmental benefits and sustainable economic opportunities of solar energy add to its value as the most responsible way to save money.
Solar power is also reliable and consistent, and sunny South Africa offers an ideal solar environment. Most areas in the country average more than 2 500 hours of sunshine per year, making South Africa the world’s third-best solar location after the Sahara and Queensland in Australia.
Photovoltaic (PV) or solar cells convert sunlight into electricity. When light strikes the semiconductor material of a solar cell, it releases electrons that generate electric current.
A solar panel or PV panel is a frame with several connected solar cells. The more solar panels are connected together, the more electricity is produced.
Solar panels produce direct current (DC), not alternating current (AC) electricity. We connect the solar panels to an inverter, which changes the current from DC to AC electricity.
This clean electricity from the sun can replace power from the national grid or a generator and eliminates all the harm of power from fossil fuels.
