Solar energy - Why people are not switching to it?

I believe lack of awareness and the high initial costs of the equipments for tapping solar energy is the common reason. Government has to take necessary steps or else we will face the consequences........Any thoughts !!!

It's correct the awareness level has not gained much among people. Also the convertion cost of Solar energy is still higher as lots of initial assembly & commission cost works out which is higher and general public are yet not come to that standard to acquire it.

Also till date no proper standardization has been implemented by Govt. to follow a particular standard with fixed pricing, people are not switching to it.

At the moment, sadly, electricity from coal, oil and gas-burning power stations are far more effective and economic since the environmental impact is completely neglected. Solar enery is a environmental free source of energy. But it is not very effecient and effective. Especially in unpredictable conditions. Solar energy cannot be depended on throughout the year. And the solar energy available for domestic use drains out soon. So people are not willing to compromise on that. An

The efficiency of solar equipment is less and its initial cost is high ..This is the reason why the people are not preferring Solar energy

Cental government and state governments should l make egislations and create necessary infrastructure such as organized supply and distribution of customised products to suit different catagories of people.There are so many HNI who can afford to have solar panels for domestic use. There must be Private and pumblic participation is required to take solar SPV systems to the people. Government must commit itself to spend a fixed % of money on Govt buildings etc to create solar power for their captive use. Manufacturing companies should conduct SPV-product fairs in different cities and towns so that awareness can be increased among the people. There must be a hassel free system for the customer to adopt the SPV-systems interms of financial assistance, less paper work etc.

Unstable climatic & Natural conditions also hinder a lot in usage of Solar Energy as at high altitudes due to fog and rain the solar cell would not get full charged for use.

Solar cells as well as the chargers are to be manufactured in such a way that in very less time with Solar light the back up charge could be atleast doubled or trippled. So that in rural areas, where the depedency on electricity is very high with lots of obstacles, could be resolved easily.

Solar Thermal costs half as much and achieves parity.

Product awareness free campaign to be done.

After installation free maintenance of atleast 3yrs as warrantee to be implemented as after sales backup.

Market should be fed with easy availability of spares / components.

time consuming, high initial cost

Cental government and state governments should l make egislations and create necessary infrastructure such as organized supply and distribution of customised products to suit different catagories of people.There are so many HNI who can afford to have solar panels for domestic use. There must be Private and pumblic participation is required to take solar SPV systems to the people. Government must commit itself to spend a fixed % of money on Govt buildings etc to create solar power for their captive use. Manufacturing companies should conduct SPV-product fairs in different cities and towns so that awareness can be increased among the people. There must be a hassel free system for the customer to adopt the SPV-systems interms of financial assistance, less paper work etc.

OFCOURSE THE INITIAL ISTALATION COST OF SOLAR ENERGY IS MORE ,BUT IN LONG TERM IT IS CHEAPER BECAUSE OF NIL MAITENANCE.

HENCE IT IS REQUIRE TO BRING THE REVOLUTION AMONG THE INDIAN PEOPLE, LIKE WHITE , GREEN AND PRANAYAM REVOLUTION.

I am not adding awareness due to few reasons. Most popular example;

In 1993-94 awareness of Mobile was very rare in India, now everybody knows about it. At that time cost of mobile hand set was also very high. At that Time there was only problem was govt. support & low volume. After govt. support pvt. players does wonder. After some technical improvement, now volume is in billions.

According to me once bussiness model is prepared than it will be a hit.

Now days problems are high cost of solar panel & inverters or batteries cost. researchers are already looking for alternate low cost solar panels with high efficiency. Once this  will be solved than we see the growth like bull.

TV channels Shold come forward to subsidise or give a few seconds free of cost to propogate the awareness to the masses.This will surely make a lot of difference because TV advt has and will be in days to come the Highest audience for any product.

Thing I found when I tried to electrify my home with the solar energy is that the utility to the cost or the efficiency to the cost factor is low.

Facts

1. PV (Photo Voltaic) Module efficiency is very low and it varied from 7 to 20 percentage. (Researches are going in America to find a "Super PV" that have a conversion rate of around 50 %. ).

2. Rate for electrifying a couple of fans, 2 bulbs, 2 tubelights and 2 cfl for around 10 hours a day with a couple of battery, invrter and pv module, crosses the one lakh mark. (My house hold electric connection is way cheaper than this and comes to an average of Rs. 400 - 600 per month)

3. Less number of players and low competition keep the prices high. 

4. Mass production of PV modules haven't yet started to get the benefit out to he public.

Anert (Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology ) kerala have issued subsidy to the solar inverters, which costs around 9 to 11k. But it is difficult to get hold of a module, as of now none is available!