Will rooftop Solar Finally Succeed in India Rooftop Solar in India has been the Achilles heel of the government’s renewable energy strategy. This segment has failed to take off despite the numerous policies and subsides enacted by the central ministry. The main reason is that rooftop solar energy requires support from the local distribution utilities […]

Net metering policy in J&K India’s hilly state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the worst states in administration of electricity. The state doles out hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies for power but still the state suffers from poor power. Keeping artificially low prices for power has resulted in frequent power failure and […]

Net Metering Distributed solar energy is growing at an exponential rate with 80,000 homes in the US installing solar panels last year, raising the total to 270,000 homes. This rate is set to continue as solar energy prices keep going down and fossil fuel prices become more and more expensive (not considering the temporary decrease […]

Net Metering is a very important Electricity Policy for the promotion of Distributed Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources especially Solar Energy.All consumer establishments connected to the power grid have an electricity meter installed which measure the amount of power consumed during a month in Kilowatt Hours (KwH) which is known as one unit.The power utility compiles the data for power consumption during 1 month and sends a bill which is usually the number of KwH multiplied by the retail electricity rate which can vary widely from 10c/KwH to around 35c/KwH depending on the geography.