Will the solar plant continue feeding to the grid during a power outage?

a. No. To ensure the safety of the people who might be repairing the grid, the solar
plant stops generation during power outages.
b. The solar inverters have the inbuilt property called anti-islanding which makes
sure that the moment there is a power outage at the grid, it stops supplying
power to the grid.

What is feed in tariff?

a. This is the rate at which the Power Distribution Company (DISCOM) buys back
the power from its customers.

What is an On-Grid System?

a. An On-Grid system is a solar plant that is connected to the power grid through a
bi-directional meter.

How do I get the Government subsidy?

a. The local partner will help with the application for the subsidy. The subsidy gets
credited after some time.
b. The subsidy starts at ₹30,000 per kW for the first 2kW and then ₹18,000 per kW,
capped at a maximum subsidy of ₹78,000.

How do I get ZERO electricity bill?

a. Once the plant is commissioned, it starts supplying electricity to the grid. The
bi-directional meter records the amount of electricity contributed to the grid and
stores as credits with the Power Distribution Company.
b. When the electricity bill is calculated, the earned credits are set off against the
consumed electricity. If your grid generates equal or more than what you
consume, you will end up paying 0 electricity bill or whatever is the minimum
amount