‘How I Run EVs, Home & Office on Solar Power & Save Rs 2 Lakh/Year’: Architect’s Tips

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Architect Sanjay Deshpande from Hubli, Karnataka, has been harvesting solar energy at his home and office for the past two years. He explains what it is like to live life off the grid.

During the late 90s, while Sanjay Deshpande was pursuing his studies in architecture in Mumbai, he happened to visit a friend’s house. There he had a conversation with his friend’s father, who suggested he harvest solar energy for his personal needs.

During the late 90s, while Sanjay Deshpande was pursuing his studies in architecture in Mumbai, he happened to visit a friend’s house. There he had a conversation with his friend’s father, who suggested he harvest solar energy for his personal needs.
“I was staying in a rented room and was having trouble coping with the Mumbai heat. His father advised me to install a small solar panel to produce enough energy required to run the fan in my room. At that point, we were also studying alternative energies. So, I thought, why not try it,” Sanjay tells The Better India.
“I bought a small panel of 12V and 40W and kept it on the chajja (sun shade) of the window. It fetched me enough energy to run a table fan and a bulb in my room throughout the day. It saved me from the scorching heat and reduced my expenses,” recalls Sanjay, who is currently working as an architect based out of Hubli in Karnataka.
aking lessons and motivation from his first experiment in harvesting solar energy, he decided to implement it in his native place, Hubli, when he returned home in 2000.
Today, his house and office are completely powered by solar energy, helping him save Rs 2 lakh per year.
One step at a time
In 1996, when Sanjay first started his experiment with solar energy, the panels were expensive. Over the last two decades, the price has reduced and it is much more economical now.
Later, in 2001, he installed a solar water heater at his house and then eventually added smaller panels to light his corridors and gardens. “I had to get them [solar panels] from places like Mumbai and Gujarat,” says Sanjay. “Smaller panels generate less power but they were less expensive as compared to bigger ones at that point.”
Moving forward in 2007, he bought a 1kW solar panel to replace his 1kW power inverter at home.

Solar water heater at Sanjay’s house.
Skipping ahead to 2013, when he and his family moved to a new house in Bhavani Nagar in Hubli, he installed 165w 36V solar panels. “They generate less power but we were able to run our TV, fans and lights,” he adds.
Sanjay, who runs an architectural firm with his wife Suhasini, converted their office by installing solar panels of 3kW capacity in 2020. “Now it’s been two years since our office has been running completely on solar. We run five computers, printers, plotters, and everything off the grid,” he claims.

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