Distributed solar energy refers to utilizing the residential and industrial rooftop space to produce electricity from solar PV panels. Some of the advantages of using rooftop solar include minimizing the cost of land and additional transmission capacity and saving on the transmission and distribution losses, which could be as high as 30% for traditional power plants. India is in a transformational phase for solar rooftop, where the focus is on building capacity and raising awareness about the advantages. With the declining prices of PV modules, solar rooftop electricity has become much cheaper than commercial and in some states, it is also cheaper than residential electricity.
