FEATURE

Produce Solar Power at Home

Yes, it's economical

Evenifwedidn'thavegreenhou•ega•e•,weweregoingtohavetomoveawayfromfo••ilfuel•, a•we'regoingtorunout.They’refinite,wherea••olarandwindareinfinite.

For year• we have heard that renewable energy will have a hard time competing with fo••il fuel• a• a •ource of power generation due to the co•t involved in producing it. In thi• exclu•ive article for Bhamy V Shenoy give• good rea•on• for how •olar ha• the potential of becoming the cheape•t form of power available anywhere in India – and why, in the near future, con•umer• of coal power may become producer• of •olar power.

Con•umerVoice, – Ted Turner

So, how much do you pay for your electricity? Well, if you are in Delhi, the starting price per unit is a little above Rs 4. And every unit that you ‘pay’ for actually undoes your bit towards the environment as it accelerates a vicious cycle: more coal has to be extracted from mines that fracture the Earth, this coal is then burnt in a process that pollutes the environment, and the power produced is used to run some appliance that contributes towards global warming. The only way to get out of this cycle is to literally stop digging deep and look upwards, harness the power of the sun, especially because it now makes great economic sense.