Source: The Hindu R.R Balasundharam is a happy man. From Rs. 2,400 his electricity bill has dropped to Rs.100. All thanks to the 1.6 kilo watt solar panels that stand on the terrace of his house-cum office. The President of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Coimbatore, says that he got the idea from a corporate company he visited last year, that used solar energy. All electronic equipment in his office and home, except the air-conditioner, run on solar energy. “When you buy solar panels, you get an inverter and a battery. When the power goes off in the evening, we use the power stored in the batteries.” The installation of these panels cost him Rs. 2.5 lakh. However, there has been no other expenditure after that, says Balasundharam. “The raw material, the sun, is free! So, except for two months during the rainy season, the panels work for the rest of the year,” he explains. Life has become easier for his wife Hemalakshmi, too. “Continuous power cuts made it impossible to store food in the fridge. I had to think long and hard before I planned meals. Now, life is simpler. I can cook food for two or three days and store in the fridge.” The sun is a non-polluting source of energy. It does not release carbon dioxide, says Shreegopal Maheshwary, an industrialist. Read the rest of the article here. Solar, Market, News, Energy, Renewables, India, Environment, India Solar Market, Bridge to India
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:05:16 +0000
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