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People on lifeline dont have solar!
because they pay R3.71
50% higher than us Durban okes.
Not sure how one gets on that tariff, but thank God I'm not there. On CoCT prepaid I'm buying just under 600 units a month for +- R 1595. I think it's around R 2.65/unit.
^^ that's the only rate that has any real relevance w.r.t solar.
Yip, that's the one I'm on. So R 3.09 / unit after the 17.6% increase.The most common tariff is Home (for any home over R1m valuation).
^^ that's the only rate that has any real relevance w.r.t solar.
Lifeline is only for indigent people who also get free credits (no one else does) and basically you should be on that tariff if you use over 350 units...
Having prepaid does nothing btw.
R3.62 + monthly fee! ****mesidewaysThe most common tariff is Home (for any home over R1m valuation).
^^ that's the only rate that has any real relevance w.r.t solar.
Lifeline is only for indigent people who also get free credits (no one else does) and basically you should be on that tariff if you use over 350 units...
Having prepaid does nothing btw.
People on Lifeline are classified as poor and if you use less than 350 units you pay much cheaper than everyone else. Effectively a person in this category should not use that much power. The higher tariff above 350 units was to try and prevent miss use, i.e. someone runs a business from their house or connects a bunch of neighbors to their house.
and if they did by mistake, make them even more destitute. That is like just over 1 unit a day, WTF are you supposed to do with that?
How's that calculation done?
they also abolished January to November, its now always December in Cape Town.How's that calculation done?
sorry, missed a zeroHow's that calculation done?
It is calculated as a monthly average. So if you go over 1 month it is not going to change anything, but if your average pm over a year is greater than 350 units, they'll nail you with the higher tarriff.
