Solar Policy Changes Spark Public Concern as Consumers Face Higher Costs
Consumers are increasingly adopting solar energy systems to manage electricity bills, even as new rules shift from net-metering to net-billing, widening the tariff gap and causing public concern over reduced buyback rates for excess power.
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Solar stays attractive even without net metering amid fuel price hike
• While new rules weaken incentive to sell excess power to grid, consumers turn to solar energy mainly to manage electricity bills • Smaller, need-based systems gain popularity among households • Vendors say demand persists as citizens fear massive increase in power price KARACHI: On a sunny afternoon in Karachi, 38-year-old Ali Hassan inspects the small display linked to the inverter in his living room. The device displays how much electricity his rooftop solar panels have produced since mor...
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