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Urban vs. Rural UP Solar Payback Calculator
Rural UPPCL connections pay less per unit than urban ones, which means solar takes longer to pay for itself in a rural area. Here's the real gap for your system.
3 kW
1 kW10 kW
300 units
50 units800 units
₹1,00,000
₹20,000₹5,00,000
Uses the same verified UPERC FY2025-26 LMV-1 tariff slabs as our UPPCL bill calculator: urban ₹5.50-₹6.50/unit with ₹110/kW fixed charge, rural ₹3.35-₹5.50/unit with ₹90/kW fixed charge. Solar generation assumed at ~120 units/kW/month. PM Surya Ghar and the UPNEDA top-up apply the same way to both urban and rural residential connections, this calculator compares payback on the same net cost, not the subsidy amount itself.
Payback comparison
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