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Every number, and where it came from

Every figure our calculators use, with its source and the date we last checked it.

Figures in use
68
Still indicative
55
Last full review
20 Aug 2026

The method, in five steps

  1. 01

    Your bill becomes units

    We use your DISCOM’s real slab table, not an average rate. Fixed charges come out first.

  2. 02

    Units become a system size

    Your yearly usage divided by what a kilowatt generates here, after a realistic 80% loss factor.

  3. 03

    The system gets a price

    Built line by line from a bill of materials. The same figures drive our public cost breakdown.

  4. 04

    Savings are the gap between two bills

    Not units times a rate. As solar covers more, you fall back down through the slabs.

  5. 05

    Then 25 years of it

    Including panel ageing, rising tariffs, servicing, and one inverter replacement around year twelve.

What the labels mean

Where sources disagree, the higher authority wins.

Official
From a government order, gazette notification or scheme document.
Official
From a tariff schedule published by the distribution utility itself.
Ohm verified
From Ohm Power’s own quoted and invoiced work.
Indicative
A published industry benchmark. Honest, but not authoritative, shown as Indicative.

The figures themselves

Shown for Bengaluru Urban on BESCOM LT-2(a) Domestic, Urban.

Electricity tariff

5.9₹/kWhIndicativeKERC Retail Supply Tariff Order 2026 (BESCOM), Schedule LT-2(a)20 Aug 2026
7.25₹/kWhIndicativeKERC Retail Supply Tariff Order 2026 (BESCOM), Schedule LT-2(a)20 Aug 2026
8.6₹/kWhIndicativeKERC Retail Supply Tariff Order 2026 (BESCOM), Schedule LT-2(a)20 Aug 2026
110₹/kW/monthIndicativeKERC Retail Supply Tariff Order 2026 (BESCOM), Schedule LT-2(a)20 Aug 2026
120₹/kW/monthIndicativeKERC Retail Supply Tariff Order 2026 (BESCOM), Schedule LT-2(a)20 Aug 2026
0.38₹/kWhOfficialBESCOM bill 1323210266100380, June 2026 (LT-1, 5 kW)20 Aug 2026
0.35₹/kWhOfficialBESCOM bill 1323210266100380, June 2026 (LT-1, 5 kW)20 Aug 2026
9%OfficialBESCOM bills 1323210266100380 and 1324199020886, 202620 Aug 2026
25₹/kW/monthOfficialBESCOM SRTPV bills 049860891450 and 049868635950, 202520 Aug 2026
10kWOfficialBESCOM SRTPV scheme terms, domestic consumers20 Aug 2026

Solar resource and equipment

4.6kWh/kWp/dayIndicativeNIWE / NISE solar radiation atlas, long-term average20 Aug 2026
0.8fractionIndicativeStandard PV loss stack (PVsyst-equivalent)20 Aug 2026
0.55%/yrIndicativeTier-1 module performance warranty schedule20 Aug 2026
550WpIndicativeCommon ALMM-listed residential module, 202620 Aug 2026
2278mmIndicativeTypical 144-half-cell module datasheet20 Aug 2026
1134mmIndicativeTypical 144-half-cell module datasheet20 Aug 2026
75sq ft/kWpIndicativeIndian rooftop layout benchmark20 Aug 2026
100sq ft/kWpIndicativeIndian rooftop layout benchmark20 Aug 2026

Subsidy

30000₹/kWOfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026
18000₹/kWOfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026
78000OfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026
3kWOfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026
18000₹/kWOfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026
9000000OfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026
500kWOfficialMNRE, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Portal20 Aug 2026

System pricing

19.5₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
8₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
7₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
2.6₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
2.2₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
2₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
5.5₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
2.4₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.2₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
3.2₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
4.5₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
18.5₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
6.8₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
6.2₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
2.3₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.9₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.7₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
4.6₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.5₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
0.9₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
3.8₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
17₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
5.4₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
5.6₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
2.1₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.6₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.1₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
4₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
1.3₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
0.8₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
0.6₹/WpIndicativeIndian rooftop solar market benchmark, 202620 Aug 2026
8.9%IndicativeCGST composite-supply valuation rule (70:30 goods:services)20 Aug 2026

Financial assumptions

9.5%/yrIndicativePM Surya Ghar collateral-free loan window20 Aug 2026
5yearsIndicativeTypical rooftop solar loan tenure20 Aug 2026
20%IndicativeTypical lender requirement20 Aug 2026
4.5%/yrIndicativeHistoric KERC domestic tariff revisions20 Aug 2026
600₹/kWp/yrIndicativeIndustry O&M benchmark20 Aug 2026
12yearIndicativeTypical grid-tie inverter service life20 Aug 2026
8%IndicativeInverter share of system cost at replacement20 Aug 2026
8%/yrIndicativeRisk-adjusted discount rate20 Aug 2026
0.71kg CO2/kWhOfficialCEA CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector20 Aug 2026
21kg CO2/yrIndicativeMature broadleaf tree sequestration rate20 Aug 2026
25yearsIndicativeModule performance warranty period20 Aug 2026

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