I went solar at home ... this is what I learnt

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Going solar at home is a no-brainer – it insulates you from state failure and is a fun learning experience. For this author, it also sparked an exciting smart home project.

Load shedding is no longer a big factor in our lives at home, and that’s a gamechanger for anyone tired of sitting in the dark for hours on end. It’s so seamless that we now need an app – more on that later – to let us know when the power goes off and comes back on.

Another set of solar panels on a roof facing north-west. Visible in the top left of this image is a solar tube heating system The Power M is also, by all accounts, an excellent product, and because it’s relatively compact and runs almost silently, it’s a good option for apartment living.

The screen on the SunSynk hybrid inverter – this image was taken on a bright but overcast morning. On sunny days, the solar panels can easily produce between 3kW and 3.5kW of electricity Many South Africans looking to go solar have been – or will be – tempted to go with the cheapest solution The SunSynk inverter is also designed to push electricity back into the grid, but City Power – Johannesburg’s electricity supply utility – is not yet practically ready to support this properly. But it’s worth considering getting a system that does allow for it, especially as it could further reduce your electricity bill down the line through earnings through a feed-in tariff.

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