# AP discom shifts rooftop solar bills to monthly cycle 2026-08-14T02:25:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) has moved to monthly settlement of electricity bills for grid-connected rooftop solar customers. Surplus solar units, earlier settled quarterly, will now be billed monthly based on import-export meter readings and regulations, the company said in a press release on Thursday. APSPDCL CMD Siva Sankar Lotheti said 36,963 customers across nine districts have installed rooftop systems totalling 128 MW capacity. The company credited Rs 83.88 lakh to consumer bank accounts in June and Rs 68.4 lakh in July for surplus generation. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: Andhra Pradesh, APSPDCL, electricity billing, net metering, renewable energy, rooftop solar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ap-discom-shifts-rooftop-solar-bills-to-monthly-cycle/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ap-discom-shifts-rooftop-solar-bills-to-monthly-cycle/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.