What is a captive solar power plant? A captive power plant is a facility that produces a localized source of electricity primarily for the needs of the consumer or the specific business entity. The facility can be on-site or near…
What is the Payback Period of Rooftop Solar PV Systems?
What is the Payback Period of Rooftop Solar PV Systems? Talk to any investor on a business opportunity, and one of the first questions that come up is about the solar energy payback period for the investment. The same is…
What are the Incentives Available for Rooftop Solar Installations in India?
While solar power is fast approaching what is called “grid parity” in some regions of the world – a situation where the cost of unsubsidized solar power is less than or equal to the cost of grid power – solar…
What Types of Commercial and Industrial Units are Putting Up Rooftop Solar Plants?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) Rooftop solar makes both economic and business sense for commercial and industrial units, as these require uninterrupted supply of power, and the cost of conventional power for these sectors are high, in…
Is Solar Power Really Cost Competitive against Conventional Grid Power?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) In many news reports, you might have come across something on the following lines: Solar power has now become a competitive source of power. What does this mean? Or, in some news…
I Use Diesel Generators for Backup Power. To What Extent can Solar Power Help Reduce Diesel Consumption?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) This is an important question that is being asked by many industrial and commercial units in countries such as India that use significant amounts of diesel as a backup power generation fuel.…