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Grid-tie vs hybrid solar
Two solid setups for Fiji homes. The right one depends on how you use power and whether you want battery backup through outages.
Grid-tie solar connects to both your panels and the Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) grid — you use free solar by day and grid power at night. It's the most cost-effective option for many homes. Hybrid solar adds a lithium battery, so you also store daytime solar for the evening and keep essential circuits running during outages — for greater independence and resilience, at a higher upfront cost.
How they compare
| Feature | Grid-tie | Hybrid (solar + battery) |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Lower | Higher |
| Power in the evening | From the grid | From your battery |
| Backup during outages | No | Yes (essential circuits) |
| Independence from EFL | Daytime | Day & night |
| Cyclone-rated mounting | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Daytime users, lowest cost | Evening users, outage-prone areas |
Grid-tie is the cost-effective first step
For many Fiji homes, a grid-tied system delivers the strongest return on the lowest upfront cost — and you can always add a battery later to go hybrid as outage resilience becomes a bigger priority.
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If outages disrupt your home or business, or you use most of your power in the evening, a hybrid system keeps essentials running and shifts more of your free solar into the hours you actually use it.
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We'll recommend the right setup
Tell us how you use power and we'll show you the numbers for both — in FJD, with no pressure.