With load shedding not going anywhere anytime soon, many households and businesses are turning to solar energy, but several matters must be considered.
“For businesses where your main electricity consumption happens during daylight hours, which is also when the sun is supplying the bulk of your electricity needs, this is an absolute win,” Kok said. “Your strategy should be to cycle the Lithium batteries and increase the battery capacity to maximise the installed inverter and panel array capacity as close to daily electricity consumption as possible. Every kWh of solar electricity generated is another knocked off your electricity bill,” she added.The inverter for a solar system is key to getting the best solar return on investment . Kok recommends a reliable hybrid inverter with a 10-year warranty.
For instance, on a R3,000 electricity bill, one will save roughly R880 per month, amortising the outlay in slightly over two years.The “solar payback period” is how long it takes one to recoup their initial investment in solar.