Protea Versoolwerke - Solar Powered As a tyre retreading factory situated in Ermelo our company, like many in South Africa has been continually faced with escalating electricity bills. Our decision was to find a long-term solution which would greatly reduce [...]
How it compares? PV Solar versus Ekurhuleni electricity Tariff for business. You may have heard that a PV Solar system produces electricity at a cheaper rate than that of Ekurhuleni's business tariff rate, but lets look at the actual [...]
SolarXgen Namibia Solar Power costs on average 67% less than NamPower Namibia imports about 60% of electricity from neighbouring countries including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with it's main utility provider being NamPower . Like most state-owned utilities, NamPower's electricity pricing has [...]
Grid Tie vs Off-Grid vs Hybrid Solar System Solar systems can be confusing. Choosing the correct system for your home and desired outcome takes careful planning. We explain the major differences between a Grid Tied, Off-Grid, and Hybrid solar [...]
Peak power shaving with Solar & integrated diesel Genset. Many corporate companies in South Africa have a diesel genset hiding in a "basement". A necessary purchase in 2015 as a "load-shedding" saviour. Now, hardly used, these power producing machines mostly "collect [...]
PV Solar Carports Produce more Energy. Solar Carports provide a superior platform for energy generation. They are able to generally produce more energy than typical roof-space and at the same time protect your companies or staff assets. SolarXgen specialises in deployment [...]
Commercial PV Solar pricing - Key ratios to look for in your PV proposal We all know the saying "penny-wise, pound-foolish", does it in any way apply to the commercial PV Solar Sector? It certainly does - we find out [...]
kVA demand charge could amount to 30% of your spend Your municipal electricity bill may not be purely based on the amount of energy your business consumes, infact in most instances kVA Demand Charge is a more expensive component. Maximum [...]
Delta RPI 80kW Inverter to launch in SA The worlds largest string inverter was recently launched in North America. We are set to receive first orders in South Africa by the end of 2016. We discuss whats to expect with Delta's [...]
Inefficient Solar Systems - How to Avoid Them 2 Solar Systems look exactly the same , but one produces 30% more electricity. We often hear of systems that are producing way below what they should be. Why is this so? [...]
