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That’s the same as taking a small car off the road for a while — every year, for 25 years.
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Each unit (kWh) of grid electricity in India emits roughly 0.7 kg of CO₂. A 3 kW system generates about 4,400 units a year, avoiding roughly 3 tonnes of CO₂ annually — and over 75 tonnes across its 25-year life.
A mature tree absorbs roughly 20 kg of CO₂ a year. We divide your annual CO₂ savings by that to show an easy-to-picture equivalent — it is illustrative, not exact.
Yes. A rooftop panel typically “pays back” the energy used to manufacture it within 1–3 years, then generates clean power for 25 years — a large net environmental gain.
Absolutely — the same units that cut your carbon also cut your electricity bill. Use our savings and payback calculators to see the rupee side.
Sources: PM Surya Ghar / MNRE (pmsuryaghar.gov.in) · Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020
Uses an indicative grid emission factor of ~0.7 kg CO₂/kWh and ~20 kg CO₂ absorbed per tree per year. Figures are illustrative and vary by region and year.