Being mocked for having solar.

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Deadmanza said:
Who gives a **** - when you sit crying in the dark, we have power.
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Yes that is true, but to say solar is an investment with a ROI in SA today is false. There is no such thing as investing in SA today. There is a new energy state capture happening, and they will be taking from solar owners, because who else do they take from?
 
chrisc said:
Not really

8 panels, 5kW inverter, 2 x 5100 kWh batteries. 20-tube evacuated tube water heater and solar pump. Solar flood lights with day/night switch
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How are you consuming more than 100 kwh/day and, better question, how is that system generating more than 100 kwh/day?
 
Lelando said:
Last year when the first wave of stage 6 loadshedding ended in July we had solar installed. All my friends and colleagues full of hopeium mocked me and said well thats the lowest of the lowest eskom would go and that government will intervene. They all believed that loadshedding will be a thing of the past by December 2022.
I had to endure conversations of how I've just spent 200k on a system, wasted a **** ton of money and the usual mock about solar tax that will be introduced on residential homes with solar.

Most of these people drive vehicles worth in excess of over 750k but will not spend 110k or more on a backup system that ultimately reduces eksdom dependance.
They don't even flinch spending 100k extra on a more expensive vehicle that drinks fuel like my Alcoholic Step brother consumes beer.

Some of these "Mockers" even use my study as a mobile office when the power is out.

Anyone on here that had solar installed last year experience the same ?
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I installed 2021 and my system went live the day loadshedding started indef - I got loads of comments that loadshedding would never be "that" bad but everyone who commented is desperately trying to get sorted now.
 
[XC] Oj101 said:
How are you consuming more than 100 kwh/day and, better question, how is that system generating more than 100 kwh/day?
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I concur simply impossible.

maybe if sun was around 24 hours, but how do you get R450 a day?

I have 12*545 and I can do 5-6kw an hour how you end with a saving of R450 a day with a system that small is impossible
 
Lelando said:
Oh, absolutely not! . Clearly you were just impressed with my mental prowess and wanted to challenge me to a friendly game of mental gymnastics. How silly of me to think they were mocking me! I'll make sure to bring my A-game so I can give them a run for their money. After all, nothing says "mental superiority" like engaging in petty online competitions, right?
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The were laughing at you because they don't have to spend the money while crashing at your place.
 
I have never heard of anyone mocked for solar. Yes, there are dissenters, but it is usually the hopeful being in the belief that loadshedding will soon be over. There are suburbs in my valley which looks like Christmas trees when the lights are out. Adoption can't be faulted by anyone.

Something tells me that this thread is a carrot for attention.
 
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Fulcrum29 said:
I have never heard of anyone mocked for solar. Yes, there are dissenters, but it is usually the hopeful being in the belief that loadshedding will soon be over. There are suburbs in my valley which looks like Christmas trees when the lights are out. Adoption can't be faulted by anyone.

Something tells me that this thread is a carrot for attention.
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@purple face creating more accounts.
 
The only people I have laughed at are the ones who brag about their awesome systems, how they ditched eskom,etc. then complain when they have no sun for 3 days and hence no power.

Almost like they forgot about that aspect.

A funny one is the sea water got cold in our area, produced thick mist for days along the coast

I guess eskom was the savior for many peeps at that time.



 
 
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