Solar & SaaS Glossary for Indian solar businesses.
Plain-English definitions covering every solar policy, technology, SaaS sales, and Indian tax term your team encounters. Written for installers, EPCs, distributors, and the homeowners they sell to.
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Four clusters covering the full Indian solar business stack.
Solar Policy
24 termsPM Surya Ghar, MNRE, SECI, DISCOM, net metering, ALMM, REC, RPO. The rules that govern every solar project in India.
Solar Tech
63 termskWp, CUF, MPPT, TOPCon, bifacial, inverter clipping, tilt angle, BOS, battery cycle life. The engineering vocabulary of solar.
SaaS Terms
34 termsCRM, MRR, ARR, lead scoring, MQL, SQL, churn, JTBD. The sales and software language your team speaks every day.
Indian Finance
10 termsGST, HSN, SAC, ITC, e-way bill, TDS, MSME. The compliance terms every solar business owner deals with monthly.
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Net Metering
Billing mechanism that credits surplus rooftop solar against grid imports. The policy that makes residential solar economic.
Solar PolicyPM Surya Ghar
India's residential rooftop subsidy scheme. ₹30,000 to ₹78,000 capital subsidy for homes under 3 kW.
Solar PolicyDISCOM
The state distribution company that approves, meters, and bills every grid-connected solar plant.
Solar TechkWp
Kilowatt-peak, the nameplate capacity rating of a solar module under standard test conditions.
SaaSCRM
Customer Relationship Management. The system of record for every lead, proposal, and follow-up.
Indian FinanceGST
Goods and Services Tax. Current rate on rooftop solar systems and what it means for your invoices.
All terms A–Z
131 terms in total. All terms are live and link to full definitions.
A
- Activation (SaaS) SaaS
- Agrivoltaics Solar Tech
- ALMM Solar Policy
- Anti-Islanding Solar Tech
- Anti-Reflective Coating Solar Tech
- API SaaS
- ARR SaaS
- AC Disconnect Solar Tech
- Azimuth Solar Tech
B
- Backsheet Solar Tech
- Balance of System (BOS) Solar Tech
- Battery Cycle Life Solar Tech
- Bifacial Module Solar Tech
- BIS Solar Policy
- BOM (Bill of Materials) Solar Tech
- BOQ (Bill of Quantities) Solar Tech
C
- CAC SaaS
- CEA Solar Policy
- CEI Solar Policy
- Central Inverter Solar Tech
- CERC Solar Policy
- CFA Scheme Solar Policy
- Churn Rate SaaS
- CO2 Offset Solar Tech
- Composite Supply Indian Finance
- Conversational Marketing SaaS
- Conversion Rate SaaS
- C-Rating Solar Tech
- CRM SaaS
- CUF Solar Tech
D
- DC Disconnect Solar Tech
- DC/AC Ratio Solar Tech
- DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) Solar Policy
- Depth of Discharge Solar Tech
- DISCOM Solar Policy
- DPDP Act Solar Policy
- Dual-Axis Tracker Solar Tech
E
- E-Invoice Indian Finance
- E-Way Bill Indian Finance
- EIA (Solar) Solar Policy
- Email Deliverability SaaS
- EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) Solar Tech
F
- Feasibility Clearance Solar Policy
- Feed-in Tariff Solar Policy
- Floating Solar Solar Tech
- Freemium SaaS
- Funnel (Sales) SaaS
G
- Grid-Tie Solar Tech
- Gross Metering Solar Policy
- Ground-Mounted Solar Solar Tech
- GST Indian Finance
H
- Half-Cut Cell Solar Tech
- Heterojunction (HJT) Solar Tech
- HSN Code Indian Finance
- Hybrid Solar Solar Tech
I
- ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) SaaS
- Insolation Solar Tech
- Inverter Clipping Solar Tech
- ISMA Solar Policy
- ITC (Input Tax Credit) Indian Finance
- IV Curve Solar Tech
J
- Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) SaaS
- Junction Box Solar Tech
L
- Lead (Sales) SaaS
- Lead Routing SaaS
- Lead Scoring SaaS
- LID & PID Solar Tech
- Lifetime Solar Output Solar Tech
- LTV SaaS
M
- Marketing Automation SaaS
- Microinverter Solar Tech
- MNRE Solar Policy
- Monocrystalline Solar Tech
- MPPT Solar Tech
- MQL SaaS
- MRR SaaS
- MSME Indian Finance
- MWp Solar Tech
N
- Net Metering Solar Policy
- NPS (Net Promoter Score) SaaS
- NSEFI Solar Policy
O
- OAuth SaaS
- Off-Grid Solar Solar Tech
- On-Grid Solar Solar Tech
- Onboarding (User) SaaS
P
- Peak Sun Hours Solar Tech
- PERC Cell Solar Tech
- Performance Ratio (PR) Solar Tech
- Pipeline (Sales) SaaS
- PM Surya Ghar Solar Policy
- PMKUSUM Solar Policy
- Polycrystalline Solar Tech
- Product-Led Growth SaaS
- Proposal (Sales) SaaS
- PWM Solar Tech
Q
- Quotation SaaS
R
- REC Solar Policy
- Rooftop Solar Solar Tech
- RPO Solar Policy
S
- SAC Code Indian Finance
- SaaS SaaS
- Sales-Led Growth SaaS
- Seat-Based Pricing SaaS
- SECI Solar Policy
- SERC Solar Policy
- SESI Solar Policy
- Shading Factor Solar Tech
- Single-Axis Tracker Solar Tech
- Single Line Diagram (SLD) Solar Tech
- Solar Battery Bank Solar Tech
- Solar Cell Solar Tech
- Solar Charge Controller Solar Tech
- Solar Degradation Solar Tech
- Solar Irradiance Solar Tech
- Solar Module Solar Tech
- Solar Panel Solar Tech
- Solar Tracker Solar Tech
- SQL (Sales Qualified Lead) SaaS
- SSO SaaS
- STC and NOCT Solar Tech
- String Inverter Solar Tech
- String Sizing Solar Tech
T
- TDS Indian Finance
- Tilt Angle Solar Tech
- TOPCon Cell Solar Tech
U
- Udyam Registration Indian Finance
- Usage-Based Pricing SaaS
- Utility-Scale Solar Solar Tech
W
- Webhook SaaS
- WhatsApp Business API SaaS
- Wp (Solar) Solar Tech