OUTA boss says Cape Town is arrogant and out of touch about solar power registrations

[Swa]

Add Ekurhuleni to the list.

The city officials argued that their residents love them, and Duvenage admitted that they run the metro better than other large cities.

These people are delusional. They're turning their own voters against them and support for the DA dwindles as you move outside of Cape Town and people are struggling with services.

 

[Swa]

So honestly you can middle finger rules thats meant to protect you, but the city will now follow the following rules....

If you arent registered and compliant, the city will actually cut and disconnect your electricity feed to the city, leaving you isolated.

You will be held personally liable for any damage to municipal infrastructure, to any neighbours or any other damage that you cause. You will not be covered by insurance. Transformer replacement alone is R2-30 million.

But yes you may sell your house, however you will need to notify that your system is unregistered with the risks associated. This can actually cancel your sale, or you part of your money of the sale can be held back to make the system compliant.

But hey, dont come crying if you suddenly get slapped with a few million buck bill and a few years in jail.

Cape Town we follow rules or we try to, and its going to become far more harsh. We are after all following pretty much the way that Singapore was created to the T, the same rulebook the Chinese has followed.

The only legal requirement is a CoC. Registration does not add any additional safety. I'd like to see the residential system that can blow up a transformer. But if you feed back into the grid on prepaid you're going to have bigger problems in any case and will quickly change your settings. Don't prepaid meters island in any case during an outage?

The irony here is that islanding only becomes a problem when you install a bidirectional meter. None of this makes any sense. No wait it does, the only thing registration adds is the ability to track and charge solar users extra.

 

[Swa]

Is it arrogance to make sure people install their systems correctly and safely so that they don't burn their neighbourhoods down?

We call that a CoC. Every house is supposed to have one if you're connected to the grid.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Is it arrogance to make sure people install their systems correctly and safely so that they don't burn their neighbourhoods down?

You are already legally required to get CoCs when you make modifications to the electrical system at your house so the safety aspect is covered.

 

[rh1]

Friends in Tableview has a big system and also refuse to register - says it is a PITA.

Most of Table View is supplied directly from Eskom, I am an Eskom prepaid customer, I have not registered with Eskom.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Slaapstaders have always had their heads up their asses.

 

[TofuMofu]

Slaapstaders have always had their heads up their asses.

At least we have electricity in our outlets and water in our taps and a city we can enjoy.

Jealousy is a disease, get well soon bitch.

 

[Mirai]

Is an installation automatically unsafe just because it has not been registered with the City of Cape Town?
The installation could have been done safely as per standards, and a CoC issued.

The law is the law. If you have to register, you will register and pay.

 

[Lupus]

Generally the way I'd see it, if you aren't feeding back into the grid and your inverter auto island's during a power outage, the city or eskom can go and get knotted with any registration wishes. It's not their indaba what happens beyond the meter.

According to City Power in JHB even the cable after the meter is not their problem, so ipso facto that means the inverter shouldn't be either

 

[Neuk_]

I am all for making sure an installation is safe, on both sides of the meter, but having to register a system does absolutely nothing to ensure safety.

 

[The Gilded]

Still you'll keep voting for the DA no matter how badly they screw up as you are the unfortunate delusion that all whites are incorruptible and infallible. Is Trump an exemplary example of perfection?

 

[Sargeant]

Yeah, we don't love the DA and definitely not the Municipality in Cape Town. They bleed us for every cent and then hands it out to those who don't contribute to rates and taxes. The only reason the DA is still in charge is because people are afraid the ANC will come back!

 

[TofuMofu]

Still you'll keep voting for the DA no matter how badly they screw up as you are the unfortunate delusion that all whites are incorruptible and infallible. Is Trump an exemplary example of perfection?

Yeah, we don't love the DA and definitely not the Municipality in Cape Town. They bleed us for every cent and then hands it out to those who don't contribute to rates and taxes. The only reason the DA is still in charge is because people are afraid the ANC will come back!

I'm very happy with voting for the DA, I get a well run city and feel safe to walk around in the CBD. You lot seem to be under the impression not voting or voting for someone else will make things better. Take a look at Joburg, Pretoria, PE, Bloemfontein, Durban, etc etc etc.

Daft fools.

 

[Swa]

I'm very happy with voting for the DA, I get a well run city and feel safe to walk around in the CBD. You lot seem to be under the impression not voting or voting for someone else will make things better. Take a look at Joburg, Pretoria, PE, Bloemfontein, Durban, etc etc etc.

Daft fools.

The problem with our democratic system is this, those is the affluent areas keep voting for the DA because they keep things running and clean up once in a while so they get the province. Meanwhile their election pamphlets don't show how it looks in the slums where people don't vote DA but because the DA holds the metros their ward councillors are powerless. If the DA doesn't wake up to this fact they're not just going to lose the elections but will have riots on their hands.

 

[Lupus]

Still you'll keep voting for the DA no matter how badly they screw up as you are the unfortunate delusion that all whites are incorruptible and infallible. Is Trump an exemplary example of perfection?

Odd CoJ and Tshwane are DA?

 

[Lupus]

Yeah, we don't love the DA and definitely not the Municipality in Cape Town. They bleed us for every cent and then hands it out to those who don't contribute to rates and taxes. The only reason the DA is still in charge is because people are afraid the ANC will come back!

You could come live In JHB where we're bled dry and have nothing to show for it. I would prefer DA where at least you get service.

 

[rh1]

Well the DA is great of you can afford them.

Daily Maverick take;

 

[Tantus]

Odd CoJ and Tshwane are DA?

Tshwane is DA? Rip van Winkle?
CoJ is DA? Rip van Winkle?

 

[Lupus]

Tshwane is DA? Rip van Winkle?

Nope it's ASA

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yeah, we don't love the DA and definitely not the Municipality in Cape Town. They bleed us for every cent and then hands it out to those who don't contribute to rates and taxes. The only reason the DA is still in charge is because people are afraid the ANC will come back!

We get bled for more and get less for it in a non-DA city..