So guys hear me out. I have an idea that might just work to make the people who have more money then sense finance the energy transition for us while the rest of us keep paying high but also somewhat reasonable rates.
What if Eskom increased the cost and kWh threshold of the last bracket or made a new one altogether. Anyone on a residential tariff, not a business, not a body corporate, or land rate or mega flex or anything else. Just the residential tariff. What if Eskom said that to whoever uses more than say 3000kWh a month, i.e. is right now paying in the region of R6000-R7500 a month would have to pay something like R5.00/kWh for every unit above 3000kWh?
It would kind of be in line with mainland European electricity pricing (Austria, Germany, Italy) and plus if you can afford a monthly electricity bill of R6k - R7.5k what’s a few hundred Rand or a grand here or there for you anyway?
This way the middle class essentially pays nothing more and the people who are wealthy just pay a little more. I guess it’s a little tax on the rich for an insane amount of energy used a month to run the pool, the geysers, 3 cottages, tennis court floodlights, jacuzzi, sauna, etc. etc.
I mean 3000 units a month is quite a bit.
Either way they’re going to lose the rich people anyway as these are the ones who will be in a position to afford a solar system first so might as well make the most of it while they’re still consuming a lot of electricity.
Just a thought….
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