Has anyone here installed solar panels for a rented house…? If yes and if you don’t mind, could you tell me what were the various aspects you took into consideration.
If no one has here, does anyone have an opinion on feasibility?
As long as your owner is okay to install the panel on roof and run the cable to the inverter, then it should be very much possible. Other than this, everything else is conventional.
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But it would be a stand-alone and not grid-connected… correct? For a grid tie you’d need to change the meter to a bi-directional one.
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True, your understanding is correct. If it is Grid connected, lot more is needed and owner need to be involved heavily with Electricity board in the initial phase. Agree with you that I should have asked this question with Arvind.
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Some pertinent question of the top of my head:
- What is the projected load?
- do you have sufficient space to host panels to match that load?
- do you need a hybrid inverter?
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Ah man, thats a deal breaker already, a grid connected solution is what i wanted and the owner is definitely not the kind who will bother with stuff like this 
@raghav.srinivasan thanks for the questions. I am about to convince my relatives to go solar so i’ll keep these in mind 
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For grid connected net-metering systems the landlord needs to sign a powershare agreement with BESCOM and change the meter as well. Upfront cost for a 1kw system is close to 50-55k INR + meter cost of 15-20k INR.
Is this Grid only? When I installed 5 years back (with Hybrid Inverter, Battery, Solar Panel), it used to cost 1L per KW (note, this is not Grid). Good to know if the cost has come down!
Prices are coming down rapidly as many new companies are getting into this business importing panels at a cheaper price than others, i would like to see india getting adapted to solar panels for energy independancy ASAP ,one side helping our planet as well as making our pockets getting bulkier
The cost of grid connected and off grid both have come down considerably sir. When we got off grid system installed 10 years back it was close to 1.5 lack/KW. Now the govt rates are close to 60k and 80k respectively.
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Yes. Grid only cost that included installation, consulting etc.
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I have a rented house with a 1.5 KW solar installation.
150 W 12 V solar panel * 6; 320 W 24 V solar panel *2; 600 AH Solar C10 Luminous batteries; 2 KVA inverter + Charge controllers. I built this over a period of time - I would have spent about Rs. 1.2 L for this setup. Checkout mypowerkart.com for good indicative prices. I have bought from them and they are very professional.
The panels are mounted on the terrace with Solar Panel stands from Loom Solar - they are sturdy enough and I have not cemented/bolted them to the roof since this is a rented house.
I use the solar power for most items in the house (including running the 550 L inverter refrigrator). The inverter is not powerful enough for the AC, washing machine, dishwasher and the water pump.
My electricity bill is around Rs. 700 per month - I am ok with this given our usage. My inverter is fully automatic with Solar priority - so I keep the mains turned off for my inverter. On rainy / cloudy days, I turn on the power to the inverter and run it on mains to avoid the battery voltage from going below 24 V (I do this to improve the life of the batteries).
I have an Ather on pre-order; the goal is obviously to check if I can charge it with my solar setup (at least on sunny days).
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But panel is not sufficient atlist 1kv is enough
Hai,
I want to install portable solar panel to charge my Ather.
As I don’t have enough electrical knowledge, please guide me in this,
How much the solar panel capacity should be?
I want to charge my Ather directly by Solar power, it is possible?
What will be the investment amount for that???
Thanks
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It is good enough for my usage. My requirement is 4 to 6 hours of usage at night and for this 2 panels are sufficient.
If my load is more or if I need more usage in dark hours, your statement is correct (panel is not sufficient)
As of today, you cannot charge directly from Solar panel. Solar Panel produces DC Electricity and in order to charge Ather, it needs to supply exact voltage and current (with tolerance). As of now there is no plan to open up this information to public and it may violate warranty terms if we meddle on our own.
So, if you want to charge 450 from solar, we need to charge indirect way only. Solar Panel Charges Battery -> Battery produces AC Power (through inverter) -> Inverter powers DOT -> DOT charges 450.
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for people who are still looking for options in solar
have been there
good team and lots of experience, exp in on grid, off grid and hybrid installations
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Hi how much watt used ather dot while charging?