https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog Rooftop solar articles for homes and businesses in Mohali, Zirakpur and Tricity. en-in https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/3-kw-solar-system-cost-mohali https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/3-kw-solar-system-cost-mohali Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 2026 price of a 3 kW rooftop solar system in Mohali before and after the ₹78,000 subsidy, which homes it suits, and what it saves on a PSPCL bill. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/rooftop-solar-chandigarh-cpdl https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/rooftop-solar-chandigarh-cpdl Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How rooftop solar works in Chandigarh in 2026: CPDL and JERC net metering, slab tariffs with no free units, the subsidy, and the city's 500 sq yd rule. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/rooftop-solar-panchkula-uhbvn https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/rooftop-solar-panchkula-uhbvn Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How rooftop solar works in Panchkula in 2026: UHBVN tariffs, HERC net metering, PM Surya Ghar, Haryana's SUPY help, and what solar saves. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-small-factories-mohali-industrial-area https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-small-factories-mohali-industrial-area Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What rooftop solar saves a small or medium factory on PSPCL's 2026-27 industrial tariff, how time-of-day billing affects it, sizing, shed roofs and payback. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/protect-rooftop-solar-monsoon-storms https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/protect-rooftop-solar-monsoon-storms Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Preparing rooftop solar in Tricity for pre-monsoon storms, lightning and heavy rain, what to check after a storm, and how output changes in the monsoon. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/reading-your-solar-inverter-app https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/reading-your-solar-inverter-app Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What the figures in a solar inverter app mean, what a normal day looks like for a Tricity system, and the readings that mean you should call your installer. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-hotels-restaurants-banquet-halls-zirakpur https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-hotels-restaurants-banquet-halls-zirakpur Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What rooftop solar saves for hotels, restaurants and banquet halls on PSPCL's 2026-27 tariff, how time-of-day billing affects evening use, and how to size it. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/choosing-a-solar-inverter https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/choosing-a-solar-inverter Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to choose a rooftop solar inverter in Tricity: on-grid or hybrid, sizing against the panels, BIS standards, efficiency, warranty and where to mount it. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/rooftop-solar-schools-coaching-centres https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/rooftop-solar-schools-coaching-centres Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why schools and coaching centres suit rooftop solar, the PSPCL, CPDL and UHBVN tariffs they pay in 2026-27, what holidays mean for savings, and typical payback. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-output-each-month-tricity https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-output-each-month-tricity Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Month-by-month solar output per kW in Mohali, Zirakpur and Chandigarh, why winter and the monsoon dip, and how net metering carries spring surplus into summer. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/why-is-my-solar-producing-less https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/why-is-my-solar-producing-less Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Normal monthly solar output in Tricity, and the common reasons a rooftop system makes less: season, dirt, shade, grid voltage and faults, and what to check. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/questions-to-ask-at-solar-site-survey https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/questions-to-ask-at-solar-site-survey Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a proper rooftop solar survey in Tricity should check, the questions to ask the surveyor on your roof, and what to have ready before they arrive. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-for-kothis-three-or-more-acs https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-for-kothis-three-or-more-acs Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sizing rooftop solar for a large Mohali or Zirakpur kothi with three or more ACs: summer units, 8 to 13 kW systems, cost, the subsidy question and roof space. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-maintenance-through-the-year https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-maintenance-through-the-year Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A season-by-season maintenance plan for rooftop solar in Mohali and Chandigarh: what to do in smog, dust storms and the monsoon, and what to leave alone. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/charge-electric-car-with-rooftop-solar https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/charge-electric-car-with-rooftop-solar Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How many units an electric car or scooter uses, how much rooftop solar covers it, planning for a future EV, the charger and Punjab's free units. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/connect-solar-to-existing-home-inverter https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/connect-solar-to-existing-home-inverter Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three ways to combine rooftop solar with the inverter and batteries you already have in Tricity, what each does in a power cut, and which keeps the subsidy. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/how-long-solar-battery-lasts-power-cut https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/how-long-solar-battery-lasts-power-cut Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How many hours a solar battery runs your home in a power cut, with typical loads, a table of battery sizes, and why daytime cuts are different with solar. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-backup-home-office-online-classes https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-backup-home-office-online-classes Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How much battery a home office or a child's online class needs in Tricity's power cuts, what to put on backup, and when a hybrid solar system is worth it. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/dcr-or-non-dcr-solar-panels https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/dcr-or-non-dcr-solar-panels Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What DCR and non-DCR solar panels are, why the subsidy needs DCR, the 2026 Indian-cell rules for homes and businesses, and when skipping the subsidy costs less. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/lithium-or-tubular-solar-battery https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/lithium-or-tubular-solar-battery Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lithium (LFP) and tubular batteries compared for home solar backup in Tricity: usable energy, life, upkeep and a 10-year cost example, and why LFP suits homes. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/upfront-or-emi-rooftop-solar https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/upfront-or-emi-rooftop-solar Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Paying upfront, a PM Surya Ghar bank loan or vendor finance for rooftop solar: what each really costs, why a low EMI can hide a bad deal, and how to decide. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/raised-low-or-canopy-solar-structure https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/raised-low-or-canopy-solar-structure Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The three ways to mount rooftop solar on a Tricity house, a low frame, a raised frame or a canopy, and what each means for roof space, cost, wind and leaks. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-warranties-explained https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-warranties-explained Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The warranties behind a rooftop solar system, how long each runs, what none of them cover, the five-year PM Surya Ghar system warranty, and how to make a claim. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/how-to-buy-rooftop-solar-tricity https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/how-to-buy-rooftop-solar-tricity Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The whole process of buying rooftop solar for a home in Mohali, Zirakpur or Chandigarh, from reading your bill to the net meter, and what to check at each step. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-on-rented-house-or-builder-floor https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-on-rented-house-or-builder-floor Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Can tenants and builder-floor owners in Tricity install rooftop solar? Who can claim the subsidy, whose permission you need, and the shared-plant option. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/topcon-mono-perc-bifacial-solar-panels https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/topcon-mono-perc-bifacial-solar-panels Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How TOPCon, mono PERC and bifacial panels differ in efficiency, heat and ageing, what that means on a hot Tricity roof, and how to choose for a subsidy home. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/how-many-solar-panels-for-my-home https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/how-many-solar-panels-for-my-home Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Work out the number of solar panels from system size and panel wattage, the roof space they take, and typical panel counts for 2, 3 and 4 BHK homes in Tricity. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/parts-of-rooftop-solar-system https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/parts-of-rooftop-solar-system Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What each part of a rooftop solar system does, from the panels and inverter to the cables, earthing and net meter, and what to check for each one in a quote. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-for-housing-societies-punjab https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-for-housing-societies-punjab Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How flats and societies in Mohali and Zirakpur can use rooftop solar: common-area systems, PSERC's virtual net metering from July 2026, and the society subsidy. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/increase-sanctioned-load-pspcl-before-solar https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/increase-sanctioned-load-pspcl-before-solar Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why your sanctioned load limits the size of a solar system in Punjab, when PSPCL raises it with the solar application, the documents, charges and time limits. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-for-one-or-two-acs https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-for-one-or-two-acs Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How many units a 1.5-ton AC uses in a Tricity summer, what 3 kW and 5 kW systems make, and how to size solar for one or two ACs under Punjab's free units. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-loans-pm-surya-ghar-2026 https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-loans-pm-surya-ghar-2026 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar loans work in 2026: rates, limits, the documents banks ask for, an EMI example for a 3 kW home, and using the subsidy to prepay. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/pspcl-net-metering-documents https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/pspcl-net-metering-documents Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Every document PSPCL asks for when a home or shop in Punjab goes solar: what you provide, what your installer uploads, and the time limits at each stage. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-panel-tilt-angle-direction-mohali https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-panel-tilt-angle-direction-mohali Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The best tilt and direction for rooftop solar at Tricity's latitude, what a flat or east-facing array loses, and why roof space often decides the angle. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/clean-solar-panels-dust-smog https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/clean-solar-panels-dust-smog Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dust and smog can cut rooftop solar output in north India by a fifth or more. When to clean your panels, the safe way to do it, and the mistakes to avoid. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/compare-solar-quotations https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/compare-solar-quotations Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two solar quotes at the same price can be very different systems. The lines to check, the red flags in cheap quotes, and a worked comparison of two offers. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/on-grid-vs-hybrid-solar-power-cuts https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/on-grid-vs-hybrid-solar-power-cuts Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why on-grid solar switches off in a power cut, what a hybrid system with a battery costs in 2026, and how to decide which one your home or shop needs. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/pm-surya-ghar-deadline-march-2027 https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/pm-surya-ghar-deadline-march-2027 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The PM Surya Ghar subsidy rates are set only until 31 March 2027. What that means for homes in Punjab, how long the process takes, and when to start. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-shops-clinics-zirakpur https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-shops-clinics-zirakpur Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What rooftop solar saves a shop, showroom or clinic in Zirakpur on PSPCL's 2026-27 business tariff, with worked examples, depreciation, roof rights and backup. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/what-size-solar-system-for-my-home https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/what-size-solar-system-for-my-home Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A step-by-step way to size a rooftop solar system from your electricity bill, with Punjab's free units, roof space and sanctioned load taken into account. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/5-kw-solar-system-cost-mohali https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/5-kw-solar-system-cost-mohali Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 2026 price of a 5 kW rooftop solar system in Mohali, what drives it, the ₹78,000 subsidy, GST after the 2025 cut, and the saving on a PSPCL bill. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/net-metering-punjab-pspcl-billing https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/net-metering-punjab-pspcl-billing Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How net metering works on a PSPCL bill in 2026: the two-way meter, export and import units, carry-forward, the settlement year, and the new rules for flats. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/pm-surya-ghar-subsidy-punjab-how-to-apply https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/pm-surya-ghar-subsidy-punjab-how-to-apply Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How homes in Mohali, Zirakpur and Kharar claim up to ₹78,000 under PM Surya Ghar in 2026: portal steps, documents, PSPCL approval and mistakes to avoid. https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-worth-it-punjab-300-free-units https://www.mayagreenpower.com/blog/solar-worth-it-punjab-300-free-units Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Punjab homes get 300 free units a month. When rooftop solar still saves money, when it does not, and how to size a system around the free-unit limit.