Johnny’s Solar Journey – Building a Home Solar Setup
This article shares my personal experience with installing and managing a home solar system, providing insights into the process, costs, and long-term benefits. I live in a small holiday home with high energy usage. A while back, I thought, “Let me see if a solar energy business is a good opportunity.” To evaluate it, I […]
How Can You Fund the Purchase of Your Solar System?
I’ll make the assumption that you’ve already decided to install a solar system, and you’ve worked out the numbers, but it doesn’t make financial sense. The choice you make in terms of how you fund that system will affect how much it costs you over the funding period and the lifespan of the solar system. […]
How does SSEG work?
Many of our clients in the SSEG programme ask us, “How does it actually work?” Essentially, the SSEG programme in Port Elizabeth allows you to feed excess power back into the grid at specific time slots. These time slots are peak, standard, and off-peak periods. The high season is typically from June to August. Whatever […]
Determining a system size for your commercial property
When considering a system for your commercial property, it’s important to identify your load profile. We use a snapping meter to determine this load profile, allowing us to size the system correctly for both injection back into the grid and energy arbitrage usage.
Buying homes with solar, let’s talk about warranty
When purchasing a house with a solar system, it’s essential to ensure there’s a valid certificate of compliance issued, preferably by a solar installer. It’s also important to know where the equipment was purchased and who installed the system. This is important to note, should there be any issues, as knowing where the equipment came […]
Optimising your battery for energy arbitrage
With the reduction in loadshedding and the increase in tariff prices, it’s a good opportunity to discuss the usage of your battery for arbitrage. Arbitrage involves utilising your stored battery energy during peak tariff times, discharging your battery during those times, and then recharging it at lower rates. This strategy helps you achieve a better […]
Battery cycles and warranty
When looking at batteries for your solar installation and warranties, the most important aspects to consider are the number of cycles and the depth of discharge. The better option is always a 1C-rated battery, which can be discharged to around 90%, with some even going to 100%. Half-C batteries should only be discharged to half […]