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For an isolated system batteries are very helpful. They can store the energy from the solar panels to be used at night, or even in the day when you momentarily need more power than the solar panels are producing. Homes that are not serviced by power lines often have solar power systems with batteries.

However, homes that are serviced by the power company can have solar panels without needing batteries - any excess power is pushed out to the electric company and actually spins the meter backwards, and then at night you can get electricity from the power company - so the power company acts like a big battery.

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