This is how much it will cost to take your home off the grid - and avoid load shedding forever | BISouthAfrica
Business Insider approached renewable energy solutions companies to see how much it would cost to go off the grid right now.
For a standard four-person family home, using around 25kWh per day, you could expect to pay around R200,000.While Eskom has managed to stave off load shedding for a handful of days this week, experts are warning that South Africa will struggle with electricity provision for many more years given a myriad of problems at the utility, including shoddy maintenance.
For those too frustrated to deal with that kind of pain, off-grid home solutions won't come cheap – but they are no longer entirely beyond the reach of an upper-middle-class family either. Business Insider South Africa approached various renewable energy solutions companies to see how much it would cost to go off the grid.Prices vary depending on what your electricity usage is, but for standard four-person family home you could expect to pay around R200,000 – without taking government rebates into account. , a fundamental challenge to renewable energy has been the upfront costs.
“Many customers feel that the pride and peace of mind of solar ‘pays for itself’ as soon as the system powers on, and they can remotely monitor and adjust their system on their smart phone app,” said Lombard.As a rough guide, a 1 kilowatt solar array takes up about 8m of space on your roof. This can produce about 5 kilowatts of energy per hour depending on the angle and direction the panels face.
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