Solar

This morning, I noticed something that was going unnoticed for quite a few days… I’m bathing mostly in cold water instead of hot solar water. In our first building, we have solar hot water available. But we are not using it when it’s doing its job at its peak time. That is during summertime. If we turn on the hot water tap, the hot water is always ready. But we all prefer to keep our bodies cool as much as possible during summer, so we use cold water for showers....

Yesterday, I was talking about some good news regarding the solar panels thing. Today, I’m sharing that news here. The thing is… The government recently announced a Subsidy scheme for solar panels. This is the right time to act if you want solar panels for your house. Under the “PM Surya Ghar” scheme, the Indian government is giving a subsidy amount for solar panel installation in houses. After installation and verification, you can receive the subsidy amount directly to your account....

I never had personal experience using solar panels… But I have a lot of experience using solar water heaters. Most users directly go with the solar water heater solution without considering other options like Solar Panels because solar panels are less popular than solar water heaters. I’m writing here to share some thoughts on this topic. In our first building, we are using a Solar Water Heater. When we installed a few years back, our Karnataka government was offering 50rs discount on the electricity bill....