A very large percentage of the lifetime costs of rooftop solar go into its installation, as rooftop solar power systems have low operations and maintenance costs and zero fuel costs. As a result, there is a significant interest in the…
What is the Cost of Rooftop Solar Power (p/kWh) in the UK?
The cost of power generated from rooftop solar panels has been the subject of intense debate worldwide and in the UK too. With cost of solar power fast decreasing, millions of residential and commercial units in the UK are interested…
What is the Installation Cost of Rooftop Solar Power Plant ($/kW) in the US?
A very large percentage of the lifetime costs of rooftop solar goes into its installation, as rooftop solar power systems have low operations and maintenance costs and zero fuel costs. Solar has come a long way since early 1980s, when…
How Does Rooftop Solar Benefit Factories?
Before looking into the benefits of rooftop solar for factories, let’s look at the deciding factors based on which this could be feasible. Deciding factors: Rooftop Area: Most factories have enough rooftop area to house a solar PV plant to…
How Do Rooftop Solar Benefit Hospitals?
Hospitals both in urban and rural areas consume a lot of energy throughout the day as the electrical equipment used directly or indirectly to treat patients require uninterrupted power. Many hospitals have considerable unused rooftop space. Combined with power shortages…
How Do Rooftop Solar Benefit Warehouses?
Before we decide on the benefits of going solar for warehouses, let us discuss the deciding factors and how favorable are they for warehouses. Deciding factors Roof space: They have a whole lot of unused but accessible rooftop space. But…
How Do Rooftop Solar Benefit Colleges?
Before we decide on the benefits of going solar for colleges, let us discuss the deciding factors and how favorable are they for colleges. What are the deciding factors? Roof space: Most colleges have ample amount of rooftop space available.…
How Do Rooftop Solar Benefit Schools?
Before we decide on the benefits of going solar for schools, let us discuss the deciding factors and how favorable are they for schools. Deciding factors Roof space: In the case of schools, firstly it is important to define the…
Why Batteries are Required for Large Scale Rooftop Solar?
Battery banks give a constant level of electrical power and stores energy produced from the large rooftop solar system (>500kW approximately) during the day and power appliances at night. For large scale rooftop solar systems, we need batteries with long,…
What Portion of My Factory’s Electricity Needs can Be Supplied by Solar?
Factories have many energy-intensive processes like manufacturing,assembling,packing,repairing,testing,processing,etc. They typically are the higher end of energy consumption and usually end up with very high electricity bills. They usually have diesel backup to ensure continuous supply of power. Solar PV systems in…