Solar panels as standby in times of power crisis
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With the city reeling under a two-hour power cut and in the wake of the recent EB tariff hike, more residents are now looking at using solar power as an alternative to conventional electricity.
Mr S. Krishnamurthy, a resident of Perambur, said that even though the initial investment to set up a solar power plant is over Rs 2 lakh it’s better to install it as a long-term investment.
“We can minimise the use of conventional electricity and thereby reduce electricity bills we pay to the government.
Also with the two-hour power cut in place it is always better to have a permanent non-conventional energy source as a standby”, he said.
Mr S. Srinivasan, a resident of Selaiyur, said that with government agencies like Tamil Nadu energy development agency (TEDA) and Ministry for new and renewable energy (MNRE) offering subsidies to set up renewable source of energy in their households, several residents would go for it.
Pointing out that the Chinese photovoltaic cells cost less than the ones manufactured in other parts of the world, S. Narayanan, an entrepreneur, said the inexpensive Chinese equipment made several people think of solar power.
“In the past solar power was considered only for the elite and rich, as the photovoltaic cells and battery were too expensive but today the Chinese have made it inexpensive and so more people have started procuring solar powered devices, like lanterns.
We receive sunlight for about 10 months in a year and so it’s not a bad idea to use solar power for our day-to-day use”, he added.
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