
The consumer answer
Why it can be beneficial for your home.
Choose with clarity
The pros—and what to verify.
Watch-outs before booking
Interactive planning view
What could it save over time?
Change the inputs to understand the household economics. These are planning estimates, not guarantees.
Uses the ₹2,00,000/3 kW Cosmic Solar planning basis, estimated Central + UP benefits, ₹2/unit surplus settlement, 5% tariff escalation and topic-specific generation/degradation assumptions. Fixed charges remain.
Flooded tubular lead-acid
Lower upfront price and a familiar Indian service network. Needs ventilation, floor space and periodic maintenance.
Best for: budget backupGel / sealed lead-acid
Lower maintenance and spill resistance, but still heavy and sensitive to charge settings and deep discharge.
Best for: cleaner lead-acid installationLiFePO4 lithium
Compact, high usable capacity and integrated battery management. Higher upfront price; inverter communication and warranty support are crucial.
Best for: daily cycling and premium backupThis simple energy calculation includes usable-depth allowance only. Inverter loss, surge load, temperature, ageing, cable sizing and manufacturer rules must be checked by the designer.
A battery is mainly a backup/resilience purchase in a flat-tariff home. It can increase usable solar after sunset, but it also adds cost and eventual replacement—so do not count its full price as automatic bill savings.
Verify before you buy
Official and primary sources.
Module models, government eligibility and finance terms change. Always verify the exact model and current rule—not only the brand name or a sales poster.
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Talk to a person
Contact Cosmic Solar.
Guides can only take you so far. Send your last electricity bill and a photo of the roof, and you get a size, an eligibility check and a written price for your actual house — not a generic brochure number.
What to send for an accurate quote
- Your latest electricity bill — the sanctioned load, consumer number and last 3 months of units decide the correct system size.
- A photo of the roof — ideally from two corners, so shadow from water tanks, parapets and neighbouring buildings is visible.
- Rough shadow-free area — about 108 sq ft per kW is needed, so a 3 kW system wants roughly 325 sq ft clear.
- Whether you want outage backup — this is what decides on-grid versus hybrid, and it changes the price materially.
What happens next: a phone conversation, then a free site survey, then a written quotation listing the exact panel model, inverter model, structure and ALMM/DCR eligibility. Nothing is charged before the survey.
Want this checked for your roof?
Send your electricity bill, city and roof photo. Cosmic Solar can verify the starting size, equipment path and application checklist before a written quote.