Getting the best return on your solar PV investment
The figures below are based on a monthly electricity bill of R3000 for an average family of four. At least 30% of that bill will be for water heating, although our experience has shown this figure is much closer to 40%.
Beware the knock-off solar equipment and fly-by-night installers – due diligence is critical on your solar journey
The solar energy boom has given rise to a proliferation of fly-by-night contractors that have suddenly sprung up trying to cash in. Not a day goes by that we don’t hear of an unsuspecting consumer getting taken for a ride and ripped off with either a bad deal, lousy outdated technology, wholly unqualified installers and non-compliant installations, and even being sold counterfeit and stolen goods. In some of the worst cases, these fly-by-nights have disappeared with large deposits.
Finance your journey to greater grid-independence and radically lower electricity bills
South Africans are reeling from a sudden return to stage 6 load shedding in one of the coldest months of the year, with warnings that things are going to get much worse, while also facing massive increases in electricity tariffs that came into effect 1 July 2023.
Look before you leap into a solar PV solution
Demand for solar PV solutions is far outstripping supply as South African homes and businesses look to escape the impact of Eskom’s debilitating load shedding on productivity, safety and security.
This is how you start your step-by-step journey to greater grid-independence
Many people are looking for back-up power solutions for their homes and businesses to see them through unpredictable and productivity-killing Eskom load shedding and are also fed up with the rocketing costs of electricity that Eskom cannot reliably or affordably supply. The parlous state of municipalities should also be of great concern, with collapsing infrastructure, non-existent service delivery and rampant cable theft that leaves you without power for extended periods of time, compromising your productivity, safety, security, income and quality of life.
Here’s how a solar geyser will provide you with a 25% ROI, year-on-year, tax-free
The figures below are based on a monthly electricity bill of R3000 for an average family of four. At least 30% of that bill will be for water heating, although our experience has shown this figure is much closer to 40%.