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Village rooftop solar cut evening power cuts by half, a pilot finds

The 200-home pilot used shared batteries; costs are still high.

Published 27 October 2026 at 12:53 am IST · 1 min read

A fictional pilot in 200 homes combined rooftop solar with a shared battery and halved evening power cuts.

The battery cost is high, and the pilot was funded by a grant. Organisers said costs must fall for wider use.

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Correction · 27 October 2026 at 12:53 am IST
An earlier version gave the wrong date for the meeting. It has been corrected.

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