Solar Panels at Night

What happens to solar panels at night?

At night, solar panels produce ZERO electricity — they need sunlight to generate. What happens: (1) INVERTER shuts down (goes into standby mode, uses near-zero power). (2) WITHOUT BATTERY: your home draws all electricity from the grid as normal. (3) WITH BATTERY: stored solar powers your home for 4-12 hours (depending on battery size and consumption). (4) BATTERY DEPLETED: grid takes over automatically — seamless, no interruption. (5) PANELS are fine — no maintenance needed, no damage from being 'off'. They restart automatically at sunrise. This is completely normal and expected. Solar is a DAYTIME energy source. The grid and/or battery cover nighttime. Together: 24/7 electricity.