In several Indian states, power from solar panels is cheaper than from traditional grid sources. But households lack easy access to capital for the purchase of equipment. Growth in the residential market lags due to a combination of reasons: high upfront cost, lack of financing options from banks, and most importantly, lack of standard products and customer awareness.
Yes, we have in Romania the opportunity to became "prosumers" (PROducers-conSUMERS) in our houses. The range for a household is a system of 3kWp and is financed 90% by the government but no more than 4000 Euro. 10% should be payed by the system owner.
In our country there are no: clear policy , support, financig, subsidy, required infra structure of the distriution sector, grid stability for this issue in spite of the abundance of the solar energy over all of our country (2000kWh/m2) and the big gap between the generation and the demand.
It should be. Because at moments when the solar panal of the building are not enough one should receive energy from the grid, and if there is excess and cannot be storaged it should go to the grid. Under control, of course.
Because our priority should be to reduce global warming and climate change, renewable energy should be encouraged. If sufficient solar panels are installed in a locality, cost sharing agreement should be finalized before linking to grid.
We have had tax incentive programs in the US but that incentive has diminished. Now many homeowners continue to add them but much of that is through private companies who install and own the systems. They become the energy generators and the homeowner receives a discount toward their cost for power. This developed out of the capitalist democratic republican system that we operate under. It is a unique amalgam of forces. Largely, the use of solar is driven by a desire to be better environmental stewards. Yet, without an economic benefit, it does not proceed.
The answer to this question can be very changeable, depending on the country you are referring to. For example, in South American countries, practices regarding renewable energy sources are very pristine and many of these governments do not pay the slightest attention to it. However, in other northern western European nations, for example, practices and research in the field of renewable energy sources are very advanced. How much the use of different energy sources is used and promoted depends a lot on the political will and ecological respect of the inhabitants of a nation.
Yes, Of course. It helps customers and government in both ways. The government gets a reduction in load and customers save some pennies by low-cost solar supply and by selling some extra units to government.
With new research for efficiency of solar cells, solar power generation cost will gradually reduce. Grid connections of solar panels will be more viable as more and more houses and establishments join. Viability compared to other power services is important consideration. Fossil fuels, global warming, climate change issues are vital.
The targeted growth of renewable generation in many countries has led the governments to give incentives for PV and wind installations via demand response program( real time pricing, time of use pricing, direct load control,... etc ), which helping the owners of PV and wind to depend on them beside the grid in times of high electricity prices and to feed electricity to grid at peak load periods. Another issue related to connecting PV to grid is the flexibility of power system, as these variable renewable generation affect the balance between supply and demand so additional flexibility will be needed. The flexibility means the ability of power system to use its resources to rapid respond to variations in supply and demand.