Eskom wants solar power users to pay R938 per month - even if they don't use its electricity

[Bradley Prior]

Eskom wants solar power users to pay R938 per month - even if they don't use its electricity

Eskom is proposing new power tariffs that could mean households with lower than the average electricity consumption in South Africa and many on-grid solar users will pay hundreds of rands more every month.

 

[WAslayer]

Just no..

You did this to yourself Eskom, don't want to come punish people for being better able to supply electricity to themselves, than you have been able to in the last 10+ years..

In short: GFY

 

[Thor]

Eskom wants solar power users to pay R938 per month - even if they don't use its electricity

Eskom is proposing new power tariffs that could mean households with lower than the average electricity consumption in South Africa and many on-grid solar users will pay hundreds of rands more every month.

Die.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I'm fine with this if it applies to everyone equally, including the townships. No special concessions. Then we would see them quickly backpedal when schit burns...

 

[Thor]

Does Eskom = André?

I mean if this is his idea...

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

 

[naeem]

how would eskom enforce this? Cutting your power to the grid (as is the case with defaulters?) or better still, block the sun?

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

It takes a special kind of stupid to come up with this.

 

[supersunbird]

Seems this proposal would only affect Eskom direct customers?

One would hope they offer the option to be completely removed from the grid.

 

[mypetcow]

What if I neglect to tell Eskom I have solar panels installed?

 

[warwickw]

WTF

 

[BuckRogers]

Is this R938 for eskom and another R938 for eskom 2.

 

[BuckRogers]

What if I neglect to tell Eskom I have solar panels installed?

Cele will use his new drones to identify you

 

[supersunbird]

What if I neglect to tell Eskom I have solar panels installed?

If you use no power due to your solar system they will still expect you to pay this more expensive fixed "network charge"... or else they will cut you off?

 

[Kola-CT]

Liewe fok.

 

[mypetcow]

Cele will use his new drones to identify you

He's going to need a lot of drones...also isn't there more obvious 'crime' that needs to be addressed first? Thanks though I'll risk it with my guerilla PV installation
They can't actually prove that it's physically connected to anything either...For all they know I could have panels up on my roof to protect it from the summer hail.

 

[mypetcow]

If you use no power due to your solar system they will still expect you to pay this more expensive fixed "network charge"... or else they will cut you off?

I mean of course I will use Eskom power during the night, when it's clowdy etc. During the day it's mainly solar so if all they do is check the meter once a month then it's all good...
Like I said above...they have to prove 1) that the panels are actually connected and that 2) I didn't just turn my geyser and everything else off to save power

 

[j4ck455]

According to this data, Eskom customers with usage below 900kWh will pay substantially more than before.

A user that previously used 400kWh on Homepower 1 would be paying R593 per month more on the proposed new Homepower 1 tariff.

Households with 800kWh monthly usage would pay R271 more. The higher the monthly consumption, the lower the increase.

Customers who use 1,000kWh or more would pay less.

What batshit crazy insane person(s) dreamt up this scheisse?

It's time for daily drug testing at NERSA and Eskom, pee in the cup before you swipe your access card and with security and all your colleagues watching you.

And no, two+ girls cannot pee in the same cup.

 

[Corelli]

So 938 for not using your power, sounds like tv licenses.

But so many people in soweto has solar items. How will you recover their 938pm?

 

[Kola-CT]

He's going to need a lot of drones...also isn't there more obvious 'crime' that needs to be addressed first? Thanks though I'll risk it with my guerilla PV installation
They can't actually prove that it's physically connected to anything either...For all they know I could have panels up on my roof to protect it from the summer hail.

No, we are allowed on the beach now, solar is the obvious next serious crime wave.