Who said electricity is cheap, see the bills that you get. An average home in a big Indian city will get bills of Rs 1000 per month. (July 2009) this is not cheap if you use lights, fans only for 5 to 6 hours a day. This is costly ! People should wake up, ha ha ha ha ........ not easy ..... electricity generated by burning coal is dam cheap ..... Solar power is an option, but its very very tiresome