Madhya Pradesh rooftop solar and net metering calculator
What would rooftop solar do to your Madhya Pradesh bill? Enter your use and system size to see the bill with net metering, the PM Surya Ghar subsidy and the payback.
- Madhya Pradesh’s own net metering rules
- PM Surya Ghar subsidy built in
- Bill run through the current tariff
Enter your units to see the bill.
Madhya Pradesh net metering rules
- A home's net-metered system cannot exceed its sanctioned load or contract demand (MPERC Grid Interactive RE Regulations [Revision-II] 2024, reg. 4(9)). Source
- Exports offset imports in each billing period. Extra units carry forward to the next bill as credited units (reg. 8A(3)). Source
- The settlement year runs from October to September (reg. 2(1)(cc)). Credits restart from zero at the start of each year (reg. 8A(4)). Source
- Units still unused are paid by 15 November at the lowest solar tariff discovered in MP bidding in the previous financial year (reg. 8A(4)). Source
- Where fixed charges depend on units consumed, the discom works them out on units imported from the grid (reg. 8A(5)). Source
- Net-metered homes pay no banking or wheeling charges, cross-subsidy surcharge or additional surcharge (reg. 4(14)). Source
- From June 2026, PM Surya Ghar applicants pay no processing fee or meter testing fee (First Amendment 2026). Source
Default generation of 100 units per kW a month: the Union Cabinet's PM Surya Ghar note says a 3 kW system 'will be able to generate more than 300 units a month on an average'. Source
PM Surya Ghar central subsidy: ₹30,000 a kW for the first 2 kW and ₹18,000 for the third kW, no more above 3 kW (₹78,000 at most). Grid-connected homes only, domestic-made modules, once per home. MNRE benchmark cost ₹50,000 a kW up to 2 kW and ₹45,000 a kW above. Scheme runs to 31 March 2027. MNRE guidelines
Rooftop solar questions
How does net metering work?
A two-way meter records what you draw from the grid and what your panels send to it. On each bill the units you exported are taken off the units you imported, and you pay for the net units at the normal tariff. What happens to extra units depends on the state: some buy them every month, others carry them forward and settle at the end of the year.
How much does a 1 kW rooftop system generate?
The Union Cabinet’s note on PM Surya Ghar says a 3 kW system makes over 300 units a month on average, about 100 units per kW. MNRE says 1 kW can make 4 to 5.5 units on a clear sunny day. Your roof’s direction, shade and dust change this, so you can edit the figure.
How much is the PM Surya Ghar subsidy?
For homes: ₹30,000 a kW for the first 2 kW and ₹18,000 for the third kW, so ₹78,000 for 3 kW or more. Higher amounts apply in special-category states. The system must be grid-connected and use domestically made modules, and a home can get it only once. The scheme runs until 31 March 2027.
Do I still pay a fixed charge with solar?
Yes. In every state covered here, fixed charges and government levies stay payable whatever your solar credits.