Choosing to install solar panels to your home is a big investment, and it often requires a lot of thought about the ‘payback period’ - the time it will take to recoup your initial investment from the savings in energy bills. One of the biggest things that influences the payback period is the efficiency of your solar panel installation. There are a variety of factors that can impact your system’s efficiency, including whether you have monocrystalline or polycrystalline panels, if you have a string inverter or micro-inverters, and also whether you’ve opted to store excess energy in a battery. However, another important consideration that impacts the efficiency of your solar panel installation is the orientation of your roof.In this article, we will provide an overview of the best orientation for solar panel efficiency and the considerations you might take into account if your roof orientation isn’t optimally efficient.  

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