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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.

SP

Solar Policy

24 terms

PM Surya Ghar, MNRE, SECI, DISCOM, net metering, ALMM, REC, RPO. The rules that govern every solar project in India.
ST

Solar Tech

63 terms

kWp, CUF, MPPT, TOPCon, bifacial, inverter clipping, tilt angle, BOS, battery cycle life. The engineering vocabulary of solar.
SA

SaaS Terms

34 terms

CRM, MRR, ARR, lead scoring, MQL, SQL, churn, JTBD. The sales and software language your team speaks every day.
IF

Indian Finance

10 terms

GST, HSN, SAC, ITC, e-way bill, TDS, MSME. The compliance terms every solar business owner deals with monthly.

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Solar Policy

Net Metering

Billing mechanism that credits surplus rooftop solar against grid imports. The policy that makes residential solar economic.

 Solar Policy

PM Surya Ghar

India's residential rooftop subsidy scheme. ₹30,000 to ₹78,000 capital subsidy for homes under 3 kW.

 Solar Policy

DISCOM

The state distribution company that approves, meters, and bills every grid-connected solar plant.

 Solar Tech

kWp

Kilowatt-peak, the nameplate capacity rating of a solar module under standard test conditions.

 SaaS

CRM

Customer Relationship Management. The system of record for every lead, proposal, and follow-up.

 Indian Finance

GST

Goods and Services Tax. Current rate on rooftop solar systems and what it means for your invoices.

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