Every Watt of solar PV you install on your house adds $4 to your house value. according to a recent study done by U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and a home appraisal expert. Now, that’s not…
Will be Speaking at Intersolar India, Mumbai, Nov 19 and 20
I will be at InterSolar, Mumbai, Nov 19 & 20 Moderating a session on Nov 19 – Field Experience of Rooftop PV Power Systems in India Speaker in a session on Nov 20 Solar/Diesel Power Supply: Replace Polluting Diesel with…
Seeking Solar Industry Entrepreneurs Keen on Partnering with Solar Mango
We have some exciting plans, and are keen to partner with solar entrepreneurs who bring excellent engineering skills to the table. Interested? Send a note to narsi@solarmango.com and I will revert. Thanks! Narasimhan Santhanam Cofounder & Director Solar Mango Subscribe…
This Forbes article shows why India needs solar!
Titled “India’s huge need for electricity is a problem for the planet,” a detailed Forbes article highlights how 300 million (30 crore) Indians are having either scarce electricity or a complete lack of it. Most of what it tells is…
Installing a Rooftop Solar System – A User’s Perspective
Here’s a nice and detailed news report/perspective report on how a US resident went about installing a rooftop solar system on his house. What I like his taking time to detail each and every aspect of the technical, operational and…
How High Grid Network Charges are Driving Rooftop Solar Adoption in Australia
An over-investment in grid network has resulted in “network charges’ on Australian electricity bills being the highest in the world. But by charging these high prices, have the networks created conditions that will lead them to be undercut by new solar technologies? Jess…
1 Million Solar Homes in the US Soon
By Feb 2016, the United States would have hit an important landmark in solar power – it will have 1 million houses with solar panels on their rooftops, says this news report. There are about 125 million households in the…
Solar Cost Comparison Tool for the US Rooftop Solar Sector – SolarIQ
The web platform SolarIQ provides a useful cost comparison tool for the US residential solar market. By comparing actual sales costs of solar systems in your area, the tool shows you what you should be paying. They also make sure you know…
Virtual Net Metering – A Really Disruptive Concept for Rooftop Solar
It was perhaps about 2 weeks back that I was sitting in a prominent apartment complex in Hyderabad, where one of the association members, an eco-conscious senior citizen was keen on going solar. The apartment complex was fairly large, and had…
In Chile, Utility Solar Cheaper than Fossil Fuels – 6,5 cents/kWh vs. 8.5 cents/kWh
Solar and wind energy are lower cost than fossil fuels in Chile, reports Deutsche Bank, with solar the cheapest source of electricity generation. In an industry note, Deutsche Bank writes that in the country’s last tender round, held on October…