Solar Explained

Solar Explained

The Sun powers our planet.  Every day it bathes us in 10,000 times more energy that we consume.  Just an hour's worth of sun power could electrify our world for a year.  Our monitoring system, SolarTrak, is the world’s first smart software platform that monitors your system's performance to ensure that it is delivering the best possible savings.

SolarTrak Monitoring

The value of your solar hot water (SHW) system derives from the amount of electricity or gas it saves.  To ensure your system is optimised, every SolarCity hot water system comes standard with our SolarTrak service.

The SolarTrak technology platform enables SolarCity to monitor the key performance variables of your system.  This allows us to optimise the performance of your solar hot water system and maximise the cash savings it delivers to you.  

Example graphs are shown to the right.

Cylinder and Collector Temperatures through the Day

Cylinder and Collector Temperatures through the Day

Panel Heat Output over a Week

Panel Heat Output over a Week