Your First Year With Solar

Welcome to Your First Year With Solar 🌞

First things first, thank you for choosing Novus to be part of your energy journey. You’ve made a decision that’s going to pay you back in more ways than one.

Your system is now up and running, quietly generating clean, free energy for your home. Over the coming weeks and months, you’ll start to see the difference. On your bills, in your carbon footprint, and in the way you think about energy.

This page is your guide to what happens next. We’ll walk you through your first year step-by-step, so you can make the most of your new solar system.

Your First-Year Timeline

See how your solar journey unfolds, season by season. Scroll through your solar journey.

Weeks 1 & 2: Your system goes live
✅ System goes live

Your panels are switched on, your inverter starts sending power to your home, and your battery begins charging.

âš¡ CTRs recording energy flows

You’ll see your CTRs (current transformers) start recording how much energy you’re producing, using, and sending to the grid.

📱 App login details arrive

Look out for your welcome email with your app login details — this is your real-time view into your energy world.

📄 First bill — savings may be partial

Don’t panic if the savings look smaller than you expected — this first bill may still include pre-installation days.

📈 Next bill shows real impact

From the next billing cycle, you’ll see the real impact kick in.

🌞 Max solar production

Longer days = more sunshine = maximum panel output.

🔋 Battery charges daily

Use your app to track how much of your solar power is charging your battery — this is free energy you’ll use later when the sun’s gone down.

🧺 Run appliances in daylight hours

Great time to run high-energy appliances (washing machine, dishwasher) during the day to soak up all that free solar power.

🌤 Shorter days, steady savings

Even with shorter days, your system is still reducing your grid use.

🔋 Battery & gateway beat peak prices

Your battery and gateway keep working to store excess power and help you use it at peak times when electricity is most expensive.

 📈 Winter price rises

You’re shielded from the full force of winter price spikes.

📈 Annual savings review

After a year, you’ll have a complete picture of your energy production, usage, and export.

🎉 Compare before & after bills

Compare your bills from before and after going solar to see your true savings.

💷 Celebrate your year of solar

We’ll show you how to pull your annual stats from the app so you can celebrate just how much you’ve kept in your pocket — and out of the hands of the energy companies.