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  1. Luis

    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system

    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system The average South African household can expect to pay around R200,000 for a fully off-grid home power system, including a large solar power plant and petrol generator for emergencies. While the...
  3. Luis

    How malware and keyloggers were used to steal R2 billion from Ekurhuleni metro

    How malware and keyloggers were used to steal R2 billion from Ekurhuleni metro More details have been revealed about the City of Ekurhuleni's "digital state of emergency", where it reportedly lost R2 billion in revenues due to a long-running cyberattack allegedly abetted by insiders. The...
    • Luis
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  4. LPZard

    Options for Expanding Geyser + Heat pump

    Hey everyone, I’m in the process of purchasing my first home in place in Cape Town that came with a 100L geyser and a ITS-5HDP (5kW) heat pump which looks 5 or so years old. 100L isn't going to cut it for our household, but I’d rather not scrap a perfectly good 100L tank if I’m looking for...
  5. Power Tree

    Power Tree Plug and Play Modular Db Board Research

    I’m testing an idea before investing further. Would you consider using a plug-and-play modular distribution board instead of a traditional DB? Designed to: • Be pre-structured and clearly labelled (MCB,SPD Back Up, SPD, Earth Leakage + 2 double pole + 8 single pole) • Reduce installation...
  6. M

    Defective Solar System Installation

    Hi all. Just seeking your advice and guidance here. Summary: I subscribed to a rental/subscription solar system from Service provider (not mentioning the company name) - system fully installed on 28 April 2023. Due to an installation/ configuration defect the system has not been delivering the...
  7. Mzezman

    Solar Assistant - Paid Updates

    Just saw this in Solar Assistant - a change in Ts and Cs - they are introducing paid software updates @ $14 USD per year - not too bad . Thoughts on this? https://solar-assistant.io/help/updates/terms_update_oct_2024
  8. Bruce Clark

    Renewable energy ....pitfalls and falsehoods

    Considering solar and or wind power installations at home....there are a huge load of pitfalls that the industry does NOT generally make consumers aware of upfront. Many of these are easy to overcome once the consumer is made aware and allowed to apply his mind with the foundation of good...
  9. spit

    Finally Took the Solar Leap – Sunsynk 5kW + 10.2kWh Revov Setup

    So, I finally pulled the trigger at the beginning of July and installed a 5kW Sunsynk inverter! My brother-in-law actually gifted me the inverter and a Revov R100 battery — he moved into a new place that already had a backup system, and he’s running an 8kW Sunsynk with two R100s as his own...
  10. G

    Inverter - Solar 10 to 12 Kva - Deye vs Sunsynk & Installers

    Hi All, Inverter - Solar 10 to 12 Kva - Deye vs Sunsynk & Installers Looking for a good supplier / installer in Cape Town to quote me on a 10 or 12 KVA Inverter with Solar, looking at Deye or Sunsynk. If a go for Sunsynk Inverter i see Sunsynk also do the Lithium Batteries. Any good...
  11. spit

    Solar Assistant - no response from inverter

    Hi everyone, I've just had my solar setup installed — will share pics etc. shortly — but at the moment I'm struggling to get my SolarAssistant connected to the inverter. I'm using a Sunsynk 5kW SG01LP1. I bought the RS485 cable from the SolarAssistant shop and a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB)...
  12. D

    Citipower registration of solar

    Hi All, Has anyone registered their solar with citipower? I read some big figures regarding eskom registration (20 to 50k) but for citipower some are reporting it cost them about 5k to do. How many of the people with solar here are registered? I am not entirely sure yet whether to go through...
  13. D

    My Solar Journey

    Hi Everyone, I thought I would make a little write up on my solar journey for those interested. Despite the reduction in load shedding, the area where I stay is plagued with power cuts due to faults etc. So I decided it was time to do Solar but after getting married, purchasing a house and car...
  14. missionimpossible

    is it possible to go off grid?

    is it possible to go off grid given this announcement? I am currently being billed by ESKOM direct. Surely I can ask ESKOM to disconnect me, take my deposit and move on...
  15. B

    Has anyone dealt with "It's Home Solar"

    Good day Has anyone dealt with "It's Home Solar"?. Their prices are VERY competitive but i can ONLY find 5 star reviews. Not a single complaint or anything. It seems to good to he true. Please help
  16. Smokey888

    Another Solar Thread: What is your average Eskom Monthly Bill?

    For the guys that have fairly big setups IE 8KW, 12KW, 16KW systems. What is your average Eskom bill as well as what is the Solar setup you currently have? Nr of panels, size of Inverter, size of batteries?
  17. cptgal

    Portable solar panel laws?

    I can't seem to find any info on if you have to register portable solar panels? I just want them in the yard during the day and back inside at night. What are the laws surrounding this?
  18. U

    Lithium batteries falling from 45% to 1% within seconds.

    Trying my luck here before going the expensive route of contacting a solar installer. I have 3 lithium batteries connected to a 12kw luxpower inverter. The system is around 2 years old. Recently when it hits 45% battery power, everything switches off. However all lights on my batteries are...
  19. B

    Tshwane SSEG's penalized with monthly fixed charge?

    Seeing as we are being told that all grid-tied solar systems must become registered as SSEG's (by March 2026 to be exempt from registration-related fees) I've been looking into the process of registering my system with the City of Tshwane. Due to this I have come to learn that as a domestic SSEG...
  20. missionimpossible

    Registering your solar with ESKOM

    does anytone know what is the process to register your solar with ESKOM? According to a MyBroadband report, Eskom has warned South African homeowners with rooftop solar systems that all grid-tied solar setups not registered with the utility are now considered “illegal”...
  21. GipsyD

    Commercial Solar Install Costs - Durban

    Like the title says... I am currently exploring the idea of moving my father's brick factory off grid, as a result of frequent power outages in my area in the last few months. My calculations show that this factory uses 1030KwH a day, or there about. This factory is supposed to run 24 hours a...
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