Nobody needs to point out that running a successful business in today's world is a challenge. Not only do you have to ensure your services and deliveries are top notch, every now and again, you have to ensure that you are doing things that stand out from what your competitor is doing. Standing out today has become the flag bearer of success and therefore a successful businessman, will not shy away from the tiniest tricks in the book that would help him gain an advantage over the competitors.

At MYSUN, we strongly believe that going solar is an interesting way for your business to literally stand out. Let us explain:

1) Installing a rooftop solar system on your office building automatically elevates the building stature, quite literally too. Thanks to the high rising or even the flush-mounted solar panels, the building stands out in the surrounding and attracts eye balls. It makes a wonderful impression on anyone walking into the building. Don't they say, the first impression is the last impression? Installing a rooftop solar system not just indicates that you are an environmentally cautious organization but also shows that you are a forward thinking and responsible entity, one that will do everything in its power to do things to help conserve the planet. Before you know it, you will become an envy of the neighborhood and seeing you, your neighborhood would go solar too.

2) Going solar ensures that you save a plenty on your electricity bill. A more detailed information for the same has been shared in our blog post specifically aimed at Industrial folks here. Moreover, with a fixed price of power for the next 25 years, you will be saving yourself from all the escalations that the coming years will bring. If you are a business that relies heavily on manufacturing or repair work, which demands a higher supply of power, going solar can be the best investment for you. In several cases, we have seen that a business can save as much as up to 70% of their current electricity bill by going solar. There is also accelerated depreciation (AD) benefits that can be availed for your business which would help reduce your tax liability when you invest into a solar system. You can always opt for Net Metering, in case you are producing excess power and get compensated for the same. All in all, going solar will not just help you save on your electricity costs but also earn credits if you do not utilize the power generated.

3) The costs of going solar have come down tremendously today. So you need not be a Fortune 500 company to take the decision. In fact, solar has achieved grid parity long back, with cost per unit being much lower than coal or Thermal power. The cost of solar equipment including the panels and the inverter has come down dramatically and affordability is no more a problem. There are several solar financing schemes that are available that make ownership even easier. Therefore, today, finances are the last thing that should keep you from going solar.

4) Going solar helps benefit employee satisfaction. A company is only as good as its employees and with greater awareness, today everybody knows about solar. When an employee sees the company investing in solar, it gives a feeling of assurance that the company cares about nature, surroundings, the planet etc and therefore will most likely to treat the employees well. Having solar in your office, therefore, is not just a good economical, but also an HR positive move.

While solar is beneficial to people in all walks of life, particularly for small to medium sized businesses would find tremendous value in going solar. If your office or industry is located in New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad or one of the surrounding areas, be it Mahendragarh, Manesar, Panipat, Sonepat, Meerut or Rewari, make sure you go ahead and schedule your site survey on MYSUN to be the first ones to benefit from a list of special services, listed for industrial customers or simply call us at +91-9873167009 to talk to our expert solar advisors.

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With falling solar power prices and increasing prices of electricity from the conventional sources of power, today, solar system for homes on the rooftop is no more a distant dream but a reality. Plenty of residential users today have started adopting solar, not just to meet their power demands in a clean way but also as a source of financial savings and for great returns on investment.

We have talked in much details and depth about how installing solar systems for homes in Delhi makes financial, economic and environmental sense. The case is true for any part of India as we receive easily more than 300 days of direct sunlight throughout the year. So, whether you are in Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Chennai or Bengaluru, installing solar rooftop plant at your residence is a very rewarding decision.

What are the benefits of a solar system at your rooftop?

1) With a solar system, you will be producing and consuming your own power. This means, you will consume power at a set price for the next 25 years. While those around you without solar will keep paying for power slab-wise and increasing grid prices over the years, your cost of power will be fixed today for the next 25 years.

2) In case, your area sees a lot of power cuts, a battery-backed solar system would ensure you have an alternative to grid power and not have to live without fans, lights, and air-conditioners. Unlike the old technology behind traditional inverters, you can run all your appliances including ACs, with your solar system.

3) Producing your own power with the solar system would mean you save on your electricity bill. If you go completely solar, no more electricity bill till the lifetime of your plant.

4) A solar system can be designed and customised according to your needs. Add to it, you will be utilizing your rooftop which is most likely lying barren. Even if you want to make use of your rooftop post installing solar panels, it is possible with the help of structures at extra height.

5) With the cost of solar having coming down drastically, today cost of installing a solar system is highly economical.

6) Needless to day, with a solar system for your home, you will be making a vital contribution to the environment.

Now that you are convinced about installing a solar system on your rooftop at home, what exactly would be the process of installing solar. The first thing obviously would be to research and look for the best partner for the same. At MYSUN, we pride ourselves to be one of the most premium solar rooftop installers in the country. We take care of your rooftop and at all steps in your journey ensure that the consumer gets the best deal. With a globally experienced design and installation team, MYSUN is both experienced and service driven to ensure 360-degree care of each and every project that we sign up for. With MYSUN, the process of going solar is simple and straightforward:

1) The first thing that you must do is to schedule your site survey. Currently, the MYSUN site survey services are available in the entire Delhi/NCR region. For our users, beyond Delhi/NCR, we offer a wonderfully detailed free solar assessment report as well as refer them to our partners that are spread wide and across the country.

2) Once you have scheduled your site survey, a highly advanced assessment of the site is conducted on the day of your choice. It generally takes between 1 to 2 hours to thoroughly map the site, conduct a detailed shadow analysis and take the radiation readings in order to ensure the installed solar system gives you the best generation and hence financial returns. Site assessment is the most critical part of designing your solar system as this is what determines the final design of your system. An improper system design, a wrong shadow analysis true for the next 25 years will mean you are stuck with a poor solar system for life. With MYSUN's engineering team's experience of designing more than a 1000 solar systems, our site assessment methods and techniques are genuinely a class apart.

3) Post the site assessment, our engineering team proposes an expertly design layout for your solar system. During the design process, we ensure the maximum solar power generation highest possible savings and returns. A lot of care is taken into ensuring that the rooftop looks neat and clean and your solar system makes your home stand apart.

4) Alongside the design, a financial proposal is presented to you. Here, if you wish to opt for, you will have the opportunity to use MYSUN Solar Financing products that allow you to build your own financing package, apply for solar loan or use the MYSUN Flexi Pay options. Finance therefore will no longer be the hinderance for you to go solar. Both the design and the financing options can be customised as per your requirement. Our most recent offering allows you to buy a solar system with No Down Payment. That shows our great confidence in the quality and long term reliability of our solar PV systems.

5) Quick delivery and installation: Once you have given your go ahead on the financing and design, we deliver your solar system kit within a few days. It typically takes anywhere between 2 days to 5 days for the installation process to be completed.

6) Post installation, depending upon the type of system you have opted for (here are the different types of solar systems that are available), commissioning of the plant happens with the regulatory permissions and the plant is handed over to you.

While it is all great to install solar and start the generation, in order to maintain the generation, you must sign up an AMC or O&M partner. We have written more details about Service Packages here.

So, there you have everything you need to know about going solar for your residence. It is extremely simple and easy, and with MYSUN, it is reliable as well as trustworthy. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and book your site survey and install solar system for homes via MYSUN.

If you have been following MYSUN closely, we have often shared why going solar for a residential consumer is both economically viable and technically feasible. In fact, we have taken several cases of cities like Delhi, Gurgaon etc to explain case by case, how going solar does not just have a positive impact on the environment but also help you start saving on your electricity bill and prove to be a fantastic investment. Here is everything a residential solar rooftop user should know about O&M.

Why should you go for O&M for your solar plant in the first place?

While you know all about what solar brings with it, what about life after you have installed the solar plant on your rooftop. As you are aware, to function to their optimum generation capacity, solar plants require a basic minimum regular maintenance. This is no more than what you would do for your car or say even your wardrobe, where every few days, you would take some time to organize and clean things. To ensure a long life and good generation, you should look to hire an O&M agency who at a nominal charge will do the maintenance of your solar plant and keep it shining. A well credentialed solar O&M partner can go a long way in helping you get high returns from your plant. A seasoned pro would be able to sense if there is something wrong with the system and raise the flag. While an individual consumer may be able to do basic cleaning himself, unless he has a sound technical understanding, preventive maintenance is not something he would be able to offer.

When you go ahead and choose MYSUN as your preferred partners for your rooftop solar plant, you are offered a range of very reliable and lucrative packages for O&M. As a team of solar experts and your installers, it is always better advised to have just one team to look after the plant. Just like you would not purchase a new computer without an extended warranty today, buying an O&M package is very similar. It ensures long life of your solar system and is totally worth the investment. Look at it this way, money spent in maintenance will automatically be paid back with higher generation and therefore higher savings. For a wise man, money spent in this case, is money earned.

What does your O&M Partner do?

An O&M partner performs three very important tasks:

1) He monitors and reports the generation: While most of the inverters today are capable of showing you the generation of your system, an O&M partner deciphers whether the generation happening is optimum or not. Some O&M partners also provide remote monitoring, using which the partner, sitting in his office can check the logs daily and give you the numbers. This is why having an O&M partner who is an expert in the field of solar is so crucial. He will be able to observe and make sense out of the generation data that an untrained eye would not be able to. Most of the flags that something is wrong can be raised with regular monitoring and periodic reporting.

2) He will perform preventive maintenance: Since your O&M partner will be keeping a keen eye on the generation of the system, he will be able to alerted to a problem perhaps, even before it has come to fore. A classic case of a stick in time, saves nine. As mentioned above, regular cleaning of the panels as well as equipment checks are also done and are a part of preventive maintenance. Frequency of cleaning depends on one O&M partner to another, but generally, it is about two times a year.

3) Corrective Maintenance: In case something is not correct, the O&M team should be technically sound to fix it. In case there is a problem, a proper diagnosis of the same will be done and a replacement either would be made or ordered from the installer to ensure the system continues to operate at optimum. Generally, with the improving technology, corrective maintenance is not often required, but just in case if there is for example a wire that has become loose or there is a panel that is not performing as well as it should, corrective maintenance would ensure that your generation is not hampered in the long run.

What should you keep in mind when choosing an O&M partner for your residential solar rooftop plant

By now you understand that an O&M partner is a must and you should be enrolling with one from day 1, but what qualities should you look into the partner. Here are a few:

1) An ideal partner should have enough experience in handling O&M of systems of the size that you are installing. If possible, you should look for the customer feedback on the partner and speak to few of the clients to get a better idea.
2) While O&M is not in itself a very technical task, a partner with a solid background in solar is always preferred.
3) Always choose a partner who is willing to provide a long term service and a long term contract. Looking for a new partner every year can be a big hassle.
4) As mentioned before, if your installer itself provides O&M service it is best to go with them as they would have full knowledge and understanding of the system. In the case of a repair requirement, the turnaround time here would be significantly faster.
5) It would be a bonus if your O&M partner already has a project or two in your neighborhood and regularly visits there.

While the above points are good to have, they are by no means a deal breaker. The bottom line is that you should sign up with an O&M partner from day 1 and should treat it as an investment that the system will pay back rather than as an expense. If you have any queries on O&M or on selecting your O&M partner given you already are a residential solar rooftop owner, you can get in touch with the MYSUN team of solar experts using our contact us page.