Consumers who invested heavily in rooftop solar face new grid charges and curbs on banking Mumbai: A fresh set of directives by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has triggered widespread discontent among rooftop solar consumers, marking a decisive shift in the state’s renewable energy policy—from incentives and subsidies to cost recovery through grid-related charges. At the heart of the backlash is a structural change: solar consumers, who were encourag