Tag: Discom
Net Metering policy for roof top PVs in various states in India
Solar powered systems can be categorized in two:
Grid connected solar power system.
Stand alone Offgrid system.
A grid connected system as the name suggests is the one in which your solar power system is connected to the local main grid. In this case, your loads can run on solar power as long as there is sufficient energy available from the sun during the
Electricity Bills and the tariff change confusion
Electricity tariff changes happen almost every year. They are difficult both for the consumers as well as utility (distribution companies). For the utilities, generation of electricity bills become challenging due to varied tariffs for various dates. And for consumers, it becomes difficult to understand the tariff applicable to them. We started Bijli Bachao in early 2012 and one of the first things that we came out with was our electricity bill calculator. And it has
Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) – a scheme by BEE to promote energy efficient lighting
We all know that CFLs are great electricity savers and as compared to Incandescent bulbs they consume lot less energy and give out the same amount of light. But as compared to incandescent, CFLs are costly. The cost deters a lot of people from buying energy efficient CFL. To tackle this problem, BEE has launched a scheme called Bachat Lamp Yojna (BLY) to distribute quality long life CFLs in exchange of an incandescent lamp at Rs 15 to residential consumers. With this