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IST-Magazine Net Metering -> Scope & Challenges

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Booming Solar Energy Market in INDIA IST E-Magazine | December, 2016 A Way to Secure Power for Future. !!!!!!! Net metering concept promises an environment friendly and power efficient electricity evaluation system. It provides an easy option to produce electricity from renewable and also to get      connected to the grid at the same time. In India the allotted transformer capacity for grid-connected solar power plants is between 15 per cent and 30 per cent. Maharashtra as an  exception has 40 per cent allotted transformer capacity for solar. The payback period largely depends on the tariff of the particular state. The higher the grid tariff, the lower is payback     period. Also, the question is about how much of your consumption can be offset using solar and how much you are allowed to install. So if you have been thinking that you will install only solar and not consume from the grid at all, that is...

net-metering in India

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Net Metering policy for roof top PVs in various states in India Solar powered systems can be divided as: Grid connected solar power system. Stand alone Offgrid system. When solar energy production is in excess as compared to the load requirement at that moment, the excess energy we can be either stored in the batteries or can be sold back to the utility grid. This difference of energy can be tracked using a meter connected to your solar pv system. usually following two types metering systems are involved: Gross metering Net Metering  Net metering is an agreement that allows the solar PV system owner to sell excess solar energy to the utility company or buy deficit energy from the utility company using a meter to track this energy exchange. Advantages of Net Metering: The most important advantages of net metering are: 1. Financial benefit for the system owner Since the system owner is charged for the net energy consumed from the utility grid, the ow...

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