Tshwane allowing residents to sell electricity back to the grid

A step in the right direction. How many steps back does NERSA have in its plans?
 
So what's the sell rate? The NERSA approve rate of 78.98c/kWh or less? Or will Tshwane add a few cents like Cape Town that added another 25c on top?

I wonder if all these prepaid meters which are forced installed by Tshwane even support export? Daily there are meter contractors in our area replacing the good old spin meters. None of them could tell me whether the new meters support exporting.
 
HartsockZA said:
What they don't tell you is, if you want to sell your power back to COT you need to get a bidirectional meter installed by the city and that cost is anything between 8-15k.
What happens if I want to donate to the city, what do I still have to pay for this meter?
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Don't know about "donating", but CoCT stated that they are investigating cheaper alternative bidirectional meters. To quote the Cape Town mayor - “We know this meter is still too costly for many, and we are working on finding an alternative option of comparable quality and reliability.”
 
jgdtoit said:
So what's the sell rate? The NERSA approve rate of 78.98c/kWh or less? Or will Tshwane add a few cents like Cape Town that added another 25c on top?

I wonder if all these prepaid meters which are forced installed by Tshwane even support export? Daily there are meter contractors in our area replacing the good old spin meters. None of them could tell me whether the new meters support exporting.
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:ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:

They pay you ... 12.89c/kWh.

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And you need to pay for the bi-directional meter too.
 
Can someone tell me why the BUSINESS CAPITAL of the country is not first to let its residents do this? Is Johannesburg run by a dead person?
 
jgdtoit said:
So what's the sell rate? The NERSA approve rate of 78.98c/kWh or less? Or will Tshwane add a few cents like Cape Town that added another 25c on top?

I wonder if all these prepaid meters which are forced installed by Tshwane even support export? Daily there are meter contractors in our area replacing the good old spin meters. None of them could tell me whether the new meters support exporting.
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They should just allow you to keep the spin meter and run it backwards.

Makes too much sense I suppose?
 
neoprema said:
Can someone tell me why the BUSINESS CAPITAL of the country is not first to let its residents do this? Is Johannesburg run by a dead person?
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They do, or at least did, as far back as 2017...

www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za

Johannesburg City Power Reverse Feed Program Kicks Off | GBA

The Johannesburg Metro’s City Power has launched their Small Scale Embedded Generation Program, more commonly known as a reverse feed program.
www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za

Not sure if they still do or what happened, I never really looked in to it in any detail.
 
Neuk_ said:
They do, or at least did, as far back as 2017...

www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za

Johannesburg City Power Reverse Feed Program Kicks Off | GBA

The Johannesburg Metro’s City Power has launched their Small Scale Embedded Generation Program, more commonly known as a reverse feed program.
www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za www.greenbuildingafrica.co.za

Not sure if they still do or what happened, I never really looked in to it in any detail.
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They require an electrical engineer to design and sign off on the PV system, including technical drawings. So they are treating you like what is required of a construction project.
 
Valerion said:
They require an electrical engineer to design and sign off on the PV system, including technical drawings. So they are treating you like what is required of a construction project.
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Yep, and they only allow 4 odd kVa inverter capacity on a single phase feed, which for most house holds is pitiful. I looked at it briefly when we put the system in at our last house, not in great detail, just the requirements and it was maximum effort for minimal return.
 
Botha22 said:
Don't know about "donating", but CoCT stated that they are investigating cheaper alternative bidirectional meters. To quote the Cape Town mayor - “We know this meter is still too costly for many, and we are working on finding an alternative option of comparable quality and reliability.”
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Would make sense to extend the tax rebate to the installation of the meters.
 
Snyper564 said:
Thats what I did.
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Really does look like no one in the political sphere is taking this energy crisis seriously

Guess my future electricity will just be stored and hoarded as I have zero incentive to sell to those that are there to rip me a new one!

As a side note, now we know why muni's are, generally speaking, completely bankrupt: Those managing the finances have no business acumen, especially given the fact that municipalities basically run a monopoly on certain services.
 
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