QuantE’s Zero-Capex Solar Slashes Housing Bills by 50%

24 Feb 2026 CW Team

With residential electricity bills dropping by nearly 50 per cent through zero-capex solar deployments, QuantE Energy Tech is targeting India’s housing societies at scale. Akshat Khare and Ankush Vashisht, Co-Founders, outline how IoT and AI-enabled monitoring and a service-led model are accelerating rooftop solar adoption in an interview with CW.

What technology advances are enabling rooftop solar to be integrated as core infrastructure in high-density residential projects?

The biggest shift has been the move from standalone EPC-led installations to service-led models backed by digital monitoring. Today, rooftop solar is no longer viewed as an add-on but as long-term infrastructure...

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