New online system proposed to fix South Africa’s solar registration mess

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New online system proposed to fix South Africa’s solar registration mess

An estimated 40,000 to 80,000 households in South Africa with embedded rooftop solar systems are not registered with their distribution utility.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Literally what I said at the start, make it convenient to do and people might actually do it.

Now, getting somebody competent to actually pull this off and it not becoming an absolute disaster is another story.

 

[deweyzeph]

How about a new online system to help you cancel your electricity account with Eskom and every municipality in the country so that you can be left in peace to do whatever you want on your own property?

 

[Greglsh]

Is a COC from a reputable company not enough, surly at most all you should have to do is upload a copy of the COC and that's it.

 

[Snotface]

New piggy bank for the brothas loading.......

 

[Crowley]

Can we forget to hit Submit?

 

[Lupus]

Literally what I said at the start, make it convenient to do and people might actually do it.

Now, getting somebody competent to actually pull this off and it not becoming an absolute disaster is another story.

Got nothing to do with ease, it's let me register and not get on a tariff that charges me 3 times more.

 

[wingnut771]

Got nothing to do with ease, it's let me register and not get on a tariff that charges me 3 times more.

You jhb okes are a very speshul unique bunch.

prepaid fixed charges = R240pm
postpaid fixed charges = R1500pm

 

[Lupus]

You jhb okes are a very speshul unique bunch.

prepaid fixed charges = R240pm
postpaid fixed charges = R1500pm

Indeed, madness I tell you, their logic, the 1500 is cause they need meter readers... But most of the people submit it online don't get a discount.

 

[deweyzeph]

You jhb okes are a very speshul unique bunch.

prepaid fixed charges = R240pm
postpaid fixed charges = R1500pm

It's crazy what's going on in Joburg with City Power converting everybody back to postpaid meters while the rest of the country has moved to prepaid. I don't know anybody in Cape Town who still has a postpaid meter.

 

[Neuk_]

Indeed, madness I tell you, their logic, the 1500 is cause they need meter readers... But most of the people submit it online don't get a discount.

Yeah, the meter readers that come to read smart meters that automatically send usage anyway, a great use of rate payers money.

 

[wingnut771]

It's crazy what's going on in Joburg with City Power converting everybody back to postpaid meters while the rest of the country has moved to prepaid. I don't know anybody in Cape Town who still has a postpaid meter.

and everyone in dbn is still postpaid and zero fixed charges. meter reader comes around every 6 months or so.

 

[Bigjay84]

I smell a tender loading

 

[Vorastra]

It's crazy what's going on in Joburg with City Power converting everybody back to postpaid meters while the rest of the country has moved to prepaid. I don't know anybody in Cape Town who still has a postpaid meter.

My area in Durbs still has some oke coming around to check lol

 

[wingnut771]

Yeah, the meter readers that come to read smart meters that automatically send usage anyway, a great use of rate payers money.

You think Helen will fix this?

 

[Lupus]

It's crazy what's going on in Joburg with City Power converting everybody back to postpaid meters while the rest of the country has moved to prepaid. I don't know anybody in Cape Town who still has a postpaid meter.

Yup, the funny thing is, they were converting people to prepaid cause it was too much of an effort to send meter readers and it would allow users to not get an unknown bill, plus it was supposed to guarantee more people paying.
Now they are switching people to post paid cause they are worried about non-vending and tampered meters... So basically we still need monies from you so here is R1500 bill.

 

[Vorastra]

and everyone in dbn is still postpaid and zero fixed charges. meter reader comes around every 6 months or so.

I swear the oke comes around here like every 2 months, and the water okes.

 

[Lupus]

Yeah, the meter readers that come to read smart meters that automatically send usage anyway, a great use of rate payers money.

Yeah that one as well, I mean my dad has had a smart meter since 2012, he's not had a meter reader near his place and he was still paying the full amount until his 70th.

 

[Neuk_]

You think Helen will fix this?

Gogo Helen can spin a gusheshe and snorkel in potholes so we are in good hands.

 

[wingnut771]

Gogo Helen can spin a gusheshe and snorkel in potholes so we are in good hands.

Yes, but will she still charge you R1500?