By Enersider Desk | New Delhi
Loom Solar has introduced a solution comprising the Fusion Hybrid Inverter and CAML LiFePO4 Battery Energy Storage System in response to the Time-of-Day (ToD) pricing framework notified by the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) for over 8.7 million smart prepaid meter households in the state.
Under the ToD framework, power consumed between 9 AM and 5 PM is billed at 20% below the standard rate, while electricity drawn between 5 PM and 11 PM is billed at a 10% premium. The off-peak window from 11 PM to 9 AM is priced at ₹7.42 per unit.
The Fusion Hybrid Inverter is equipped with a Time of Use (ToU) scheduling feature that allows residential, commercial and industrial, or utility scale applications to programme charge and discharge cycles in alignment with BERC’s ToD schedule. The system draws from the grid during the cheapest off-peak window and discharges stored energy during the expensive evening peak automatically.
Amod Anand, Co-Founder and Director, Loom Solar, said: “Bihar’s ToD tariff is not a burden, it is an opportunity. Our Fusion Hybrid Inverter and CAML battery system reads that signal and acts on it automatically, turning the tariff gap into daily household savings.”
A household that shifts five units of evening consumption to stored solar power can save up to ₹1,500 per month. Where the battery is charged from cheaper daytime grid power rather than solar, savings of approximately ₹330 per month are achievable.
The CAML battery’s LiFePO4 chemistry is rated for 6,000 charge cycles at 80% depth of discharge, giving a working life of ten to fifteen years. Its IP65 rating ensures performance through Bihar’s hot summers and humid monsoon months.
Loom Solar systems are eligible under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, which provides central subsidies of up to ₹78,000 on qualifying rooftop solar installations. With the subsidy, most households can recover the incremental cost of a hybrid setup over a conventional on-grid system within three to four years.
