Commercial and Residential Solar Deals
The Fox ESS hybrid inverter and high voltage battery combo is a class-leading and highly efficient solar solution suitable for residential and commercial applications. Whether you need a solution for home or a back-up solution for your business, offices, school or warehouse and so on, our Fox packages can be configured for your exact requirements. Every system is stackable and expandable with additional batteries and panels, systems are silent and are also IP65 for outdoor installation.
Unpacking your solar finance options: Look before you leap into solar rental contracts – some are outright exploitative
If ever there was a cautionary tale, this is it. There are many solar rental and ‘solar as a service’ (SaaS) subscription options that have sprung onto the market that promise the world, while a deeper delve into the contract fine print leaves you cold with hefty initiation fees, onerous annual escalations, never-ending ‘ever-green’ rental terms, hefty penalties for early cancellations, de-installation costs and large buy-out clauses to own the asset after the rental period – many are simply not financially savvy at all.
Unpacking your options for greater grid-independence and radically lower electricity bills for your home and business
Residents of major metros across South Africa face above-inflation increases in municipal tariffs from 1 July 2024. The average increase for key industrial and urban electricity tariffs will be 13.29%. Since load shedding started in 2008, electricity tariffs have increased by a shocking 450%, drastically outstripping CPI by 352%, with inflation recorded at 98% over the same period.
Top tips to ensure the best due diligence is done on your solar journey
The solar energy boom has given rise to a proliferation of fly-by-night contractors that have sprung up trying to cash in. Not a day goes by that we don’t hear of an unsuspecting consumer getting taken for a ride and ripped off with either a bad deal, lousy outdated technology, wholly unqualified installers and non-compliant installations, and even being sold counterfeit and stolen goods. In some of the worst cases, these fly-by-nights have disappeared with large deposits never to be seen again.
Getting the best return on your solar PV investment
The figures below are based on a monthly electricity bill of R3000 for an average family of four. At least 30% of that bill will be for water heating, although our experience has shown this figure is much closer to 40%.
Here’s how a solar geyser will provide you with a 25% ROI, year-on-year, tax-free
The figures below are based on a monthly electricity bill of R3000 for an average family of four. At least 30% of that bill will be for water heating, although our experience has shown this figure is much closer to 40%.
This is how you start your step-by-step journey to greater grid-independence
Many people are looking for back-up power solutions for their homes and businesses to see them through unpredictable and productivity-killing Eskom load shedding and are also fed up with the rocketing costs of electricity that Eskom cannot reliably or affordably supply. The parlous state of municipalities should also be of great concern, with collapsing infrastructure, non-existent service delivery and rampant cable theft that leaves you without power for extended periods of time, compromising your productivity, safety, security, income and quality of life.
More tax relief for businesses to build their own power plants
Government has introduced a R9-billion tax relief programme to reduce the impact of load shedding and support South Africa’s clean energy transition.
Tax relief announced for homeowners going solar – all the details
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday took the wraps off a tax incentive scheme aimed at encouraging South African homeowners to deploy solar panels to reduce the pressure on Eskom.
Look before you leap into a solar PV solution
Demand for solar PV solutions is far outstripping supply as South African homes and businesses look to escape the impact of Eskom’s debilitating load shedding on productivity, safety and security.
