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Solar Figures Month Of June

The year is flying by so quickly as we have reached the half way mark and we are currently in the dead of winter. Short days followed by long nights is no friend

Strombericht Juni 2026 / Energy Report June 2026

Im Juni könnte ich mein Haus autark mit der Solarenergie betreiben. Lediglich 0.2 kWh wurden zugekauft. 834 kWh habe ich ins Netz eingespeist. 1.5 MWH wurden produziert

1st July Triggers More Electricity Tariff Hikes In South Africa

source These days I have given up trying to calculate what my electricity bill will be each month so hearing that the prices are about to rise again only makes it

Eskom (Power Utility) Start Of The Death Spiral

Eskom the State Owned Enterprise that is supplying the country with electricity is heading in the same direction as the Post Office and Telkom (land line phones).

Too Many Power Outages

source ETA came through an hour ago that electricity planned maintenance is delayed and connection will happen between 9 and 10pm this evening. This is 5 or 6 hours

Strombericht Mai 2026 / Energy Report May 2026

Im Mai konnte ich schon 1.6 MWh Energie mit meiner Solaranlage erzeugen. Davon konnte ich einen großen Teil selbst nutzen nämlich 812 KWh und 832 KWh habe ich ins

Solar Figures For May

This month has actually been a steady month having used less electricity from the grid yet we all know there is still going to be a large bill coming. The less you

Solar Report: May 2026

Here is my monthly report on how our solar panel system did in May 2026. We have: 20x400W panels = 8kW, facing west 5kW GivEnergy inverter 9.5kWh GivEnergy battery

Surviving the 'Kühlkraftkrise': Dynamic Energy Pricing, Tiny Batteries, and the Myth of Free Power

Ever since we installed a home battery, I have fundamentally mutated as a human being. I used to be a relatively carefree guy who would just turn on a light switch

The Confusing Electricity Tariffs If You Have Solar - You Are Being Charged Much More

source The first 50 kwh supposedly is charged at R14.28 which makes us solar users in South Africa more than double that of Bermuda. I have my doubts over the 50kwh

Solar Report: April 2026

Here is my monthly report on how our solar panel system did in March 2026. We have: 20x400W panels = 8kW, facing west 5kW GivEnergy inverter 9.5kWh GivEnergy battery

Strombericht April 2026 / Energy Report April 2026

Im April konnte ich schon 1.3 MWh Energie mit meiner Solaranlage erzeugen. Davon konnte ich einen großen Teil selbst nutzen nämlich 800 KWh und 571 KWh habe ich

Solar Theft On The Rise In South Africa

Crime Is A Way Of Life In South Africa A worrying new trend has appeared in South Africa over the last 6 months and that is properties being targeted that have solar

Solar Figures For April

Another steady set of solar figures for the month of April and similar to the previous months this year. The change of seasons is definitely in play with shorter

Double Trouble: Why Our Family’s First Home Battery Was Just the Gateway Drug

Ten years ago, when we bought our home, the solar panels were already resting proudly on the roof. Back then, we didn't fully appreciate what we had inherited. We

Strombericht März / Energy Report March 2026

Endlich läuft meine App für die Solaranlage und ich kann jetzt sehen, wie viel Solarstrom ich tagsüber produziere. Ich habe auch einen Batteriespeicher, der mir

Solar Geyser Is The Next Step Moving Off The Grid

This last week I finally received the solar geyser quote which came in at the price I expected of around R40K or $2.5K. The price does not include labor and will

A Normal Good Friday For Our Family Whilst Not So Normal Around Us

We will read reports that we have not experienced load shedding for over 300 days, but they will not mention that over the last 300 days there has been 91 000 outages

Solar Figures For March And Latest Updates

This month the load and usage is up which is not surprising as we have set up office at home for the business and there are more people on site daily. The discharge

Solos Solar Array production stats - March 2026

This is a cross post of @solominer/solos-solar-array-production-stats-march-2026 by @steevc.Is this Hive's biggest solar generator? Mining crypto with the sun!