Power consumers acrossTelanganaare increasingly going green. And the proof of that lies in the rising number of rooftopsolarpanels making their way into the homes of people.

From just 250 consumers who had solar panels six years ago,, the count has grown to over 10,000 now, show records. And these include government buildings, educational institutions, gated communities, apart from the homes of individuals. Some civic bodies such as the Karimnagar have also mandated rooftop solar on new buildings for procuring Occupancy Certificate (OC). The result: Lesser power outages and lower energy bills.

Rooftop solar can be used for domestic,, commercial and industrial purposes by simply installing solar panels and getting them connected to the grid. Also, once consumers use the required power, the balance power goes back to the grid and consumers are paid that amount from discoms.