Line Support Services Contact Us Passive Solar Hybrid Energy Systems Hybrid energy systems combine the use of two or more alternative power sources - such as solar and wind for example.
Some hybrid systems incorporate a backup generator as well.
Backup generators can be useful to supply your system an extra measure of protection for short periods, not as a primary power source, since fuel costs are much higher. The advantage of a hybrid system is that when one power source is at low levels the other source is usually at higher levels. On a cloudy, windy day when solar panels are producing lower levels a wind generator may be producing a lot of energy. In contrast, on a bright cloudless day the solar panels will likely out-produce the wind generator. Naturally, to use a wind generator effectively requires a location which has a certain amount of wind on a regular basis.