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HERC Proposes Rooftop Solar Amendment to Align with PM Surya Ghar Yojana

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has released a draft of the second amendment to its 2021 rooftop solar net/gross metering regulations. This amendment focuses on improving energy accounting and surplus power compensation mechanisms. Under the new proposal, surplus solar electricity injected into the grid at the end of April (for the March settlement period) will be compensated at 75% of the latest Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) tariff or a reference rate set by the Commission.

This move aligns Haryana’s rooftop solar policy with national schemes like the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and the 2024 Forum of Regulators (FOR) Model Regulations. It follows earlier regulatory updates from July 2024, which replaced Monthly Minimum Charges (MMC) with fixed charges based on total, not net, consumption.

Key changes include deletion and replacement of Clauses 11.1(a), 11.1(g), and 11.6, ensuring that any unadjusted or unused energy credits are compensated fairly—even if a consumer exits the rooftop system before the billing period ends.

Additionally, all carried-forward injected energy credits will be reset to zero at the start of each new settlement period.

The amendment aims to simplify rooftop solar energy accounting, offer fairer compensation, and encourage more households to adopt solar under the central government’s initiatives.