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Understanding your Solar On Grid Power plant savings and Net metering Bill

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 Are you trying to understand  the Net Metering Bill issued by your electricity company for your Solar On Grid power plant  - to check on the savings from the Solar power plant ? Electric power is measured and billed in units ( kw-hr),  A Solar Roof Top  On Grid power plant  produces power during daytime  - these are called Solar Generation units usually measured by Solar Generation meter,   and this power is first used by the Home or facility that has the Solar power plant any excess power from the solar power plant not used by the home is fed back to the Electricity Grid in case of Net metering solar power plants - this is referred as EXPORT . At night time or during cloudy daytime hours - the facility will get power from the Electricity GRID - this is referred as IMPORT.  In order to understand the monthly calculations lets begin with an example : A.  Solar generation meter reading end of this month  was 300, while the reading fo...

Simple sizing tips for On Grid solar Power plant for homes and understanding savings with Net Meter Scheme

SIZING SOLAR ON GRID POWER PLANT OPTIMALLY  FOR RESIDENCES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Solar Power plants are getting popular as one of the key drivers of Energy Transition across the world  and one of the popular configuration of Solar power is Solar On-Grid Power plant for residences and other buildings , generally with Net Metering Scheme offered by DISCOM ( Electrical Utilities)  Check out our Video on the simple steps to evaluate the size of Solar On Grid power plant for your starting with your monthly electricity bills and arriving at a suitable size of solar power plant, and why its not recommended to oversize the solar power plant beyond your monthly consumption. There are also some sample savings calculations with net metering to show the scheme helps in assured savings from the solar power plant for the customer.  You can download this video from the link below  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DuUiUndY-MkbaYbPZVjNmQsOc7oziuR6/view?usp=sharing You can also...

Solar Roof Top Power plant on OPEX- BOOT model -Feasibility of Typical 50kw plant for Industrial customer

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Solar Roof Top Power plant - typical Feasibility Analysis of 50kw plant on CAPEX model

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Some key reasons why people look to Solar power and how to go about selecting the right Solar power plant

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Cost and Benefits of Solar Roof top power plants for Commercial and Industrial consumers in India

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Solar power plants  can be installed by different type of consumers in India  - Domestic consumers or home owners  ( including Apartment common areas ) , Commercial building consumers , Industrial or Factory consumers. In our earlier blog we looked at the cost of Solar power plants for Home owners and Apartments  - in this blog we will be looking at Commercial and Industrial consumers - how the cost and benefits of Solar power plant would work out for these consumers.  On-Grid Solar power plants  First we look at On grid Solar power systems - for Commercial and Industrial installations. Some of the key considerations for Commercial or Industrial consumers when looking at On-Grid Solar Roof Top power plants would be :  -What is the variable tariff that they are paying per unit of electricity  -Can they avail Net metering, Gross metering or do they need to install Captive plant  -How long will they stay at the location ( if rented )  -Can ...

Cost and Payback of Solar Roof Top PV power plants for Homes and Apartments in India

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How does the cost and benefits of Solar Roof Top PV power plant work out for Home Owners, Apartments or other residential  electricity consumers in India ... Solar roof top power plants  can be installed by different type of consumers in India  - Domestic consumers or home owners  ( including Apartment common areas ) , Commercial building consumers , Industrial or Factory consumers  Lets us look at Home owners  or Apartment common areas  - Who are ideal candidates among home owners for Ongrid Solar roof top power plant in India ? First - If your average monthly electricity consumption is at least 300 units ( kwhr ) or your monthly bill amount is over Rs 2500  - you can start with a 2.5 to 3 kw solar plant ( the consumption needs to be in one meter , not combined with different meters). You should also ensure that you can install the Solar Roof Top Power plant under Net Metering scheme by your ESCOM or Electricity Board , as this will be much more ...