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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

Another Surprise Utility Bill

This morning I was given a utility bill for the Durban house which we rent out and this is absolutely absurd. The balance bought forward is what is being questioned

City Of Johannesburg Utility Payment Systems Shut Down

This message came through our community WhatsApp group this morning posted by one of the City of Johannesburg local Councilors. There has been no information directly

Solar Valuation Double The Investment

source Living in Johannesburg we have according to this image 8.4 hours of sunshine per day (3066 hours) which is fine especially when even on cloudy days the solar

Preparing For Next Weeks Installation

The roof will look a whole lot different next week when another 8 solar panels are installed. Last week I had my solar installer come over and discuss what we need

Energy Regulator Makes Costly Error

source This story is kind of crazy and you have to wonder was this done on purpose or are certain individuals being paid a back hander to make these errors. Nothing

Collected The 4th Battery This Morning

Finally some progress and at the same time just happy to get my solar battery back which I fetched this morning. Apparently they said they had emailed me and that

Solar Figures For May

Here are the solar figures for May and not much difference from April as we are still waiting on the one battery that was sent back to the suppliers in March. All

February Solar Figures - Oh So Very Close To Being Off The Grid

As you ca see lookin at the March figures not much has changed except these days I do not touch anything and the house is being run 100% through the solar power

Eskom Creating Solar FUD

Over the last few months we have seen some negative press coming from South Africa's SOE electricity supplier called Eskom. They are scared and rightly so as the

How Does This Even Happen?

I kind of knew where the water meter was located, but it still took 40 minutes of careful digging to uncover it. This shows how often they come and take readings

Solar Installation In Roughly 4-6 Weeks

For some reason images are not reflecting when posting from inleo so I will be using Peakd for the time being. Today I have a team on the roof still preparing for

UK Energy Crisis | Unplug your fridge?

Greetings, In this video I talk about a disconcerting post I saw on social media the other day. A lady commented that she had become unable to keep up with her utility

Ignorance Beyond Belief

source You can be penalised by up to 1000% if you need to use the grid for top ups once you have installed solar power. This is what is being contemplated currently