Maharashtra: MSEDCL claims loss due to solar rooftop
State discom Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has opposed net metering system for solar rooftop consumers and demanded net billing as it is suffering revenue loss due to these consumers.
In its submission before Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), the discom said it has so far incurred a loss of Rs224 crore due to solar rooftop consumers.
Under net metering, solar energy which a consumer has generated for own use is metered so that excess electricity generated can be banked to the customer’s account for future consumption. Net billing allows solar consumers to generate power for personal use and sell excess electricity to the discom at a wholesale cost, while purchasing power at retail rate.
