Rooftop solar power plants

Is there money to be made on your roof? 
With the never-ending availability of sunshine and the evolution of solar technology many are recognizing the benefits of solar.

"As sunshine never ending, we think the same should be true for the knowledge around solar energy." - INSTITUTE OF SOLAR TECHNOLOGY


A rooftop solar power plant works by generating electricity from the photovoltaic modules put up on the roof and feeds it to the building for its internal consumption. A 100KW rooftop solar power plant covers 1,500 square meters of roof area reducing the peak electricity demand on power grid and DG sets while simultaneously improving local air quality.

Soon, individual households and enterprises in the State that generate their own solar power on their rooftops and share any surplus with the State grid can expect to reap monthly cash returns from their energy utility — or at least a slashed electricity bill, according to senior government officials.

Dr. Prasad said, “The government will purchase every single unit generated from any source in the State. The consumers will get a cheque delivered to them in case of supply to the grid.”

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rooftop-solar-power-plants-with-cash-returns-soon/article5631454.ece


The Karnataka state government is set to revamp its solar energy policy with far-reaching features, in an effort to achieve self-sufficiency in electricity generation by 2016.

As part of the overhaul of the existing energy policy, the government intends to introduce an incentive scheme for domestic household consumers, to encourage them to install rooftop solar panels to produce electricity for self consumption and supply to the grid.

Any household installing a solar panel for this purpose will be paid for the surplus energy supplied to the grid after domestic consumption, said Kaushik Mukherjee, Chief Secretary of the Karnataka Government said on Wednesday at the CII Partnership Summit in Bangalore.

“The government will purchase every single unit generated from any source in the state,” said Amita Prasad, principal secretary, department of energy, Government of Karnataka. “A meter will be installed at the households to measure the consumption and transmission of power produced from rooftop solar panels and the consumers will get a cheque delivered to them in case of supply to the grid.”

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/karnataka-set-to-revamp-solar-energy-policy-114012900664_1.html