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I think I will still need eskom power from time to time but need to see things run for a while, I do have a borehole and booster pump that run on a phase that's off the solution but may change that at some point.

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So here is my Solar Installation: 2 x Victron SmartSolar MPPT RS 450/100 Tr 48V-100A 2 x Victron MULTIPLUS II 48/5000/70-50 230V VE.BUS INVERTER/CHARGER 20 x 535W TIER-1 PV SOLAR MODULE 144 CELL MONO 6 x Pylon UP5000 4.8kWh Li-Ion Solar Battery 48V Installation – Greenleaf Alternative Solution https://greenleafalternativesolutions.co.za

Hey GPigeon. seems like the costs are very close - except of the part about getting Paid to put back into the grid - its possible in SA but have heard many stories of how its not financially viable or worth the huge amount of hoops to jump through to get it done. Exchange rate fluctuations is a complex topic but yeah, the standard of living hasn't changed much for South Africans with money - hope this doesn't trigger a whole separate discussion on politics or economics :-) Its been almost 10 yrs since I was in Australia but will be travelling to visit family later this year - looking forward to it.

I am just about to install solar(20 x 515w panels) . I currently use about 1500 kWh per month so hoping to significantly reduce my consumption down to hopefully around 200-400 kWh. My monthly COJ bill is between R3k and R4k Is it advisable to move to prepaid? as I understand it, you pay slightly more per kWh on prepaid but you dont have the network and service charges which in my case is almost R1000 per month. I already have a 3phase smart meter (hexing HXE34) so no costs to install a new prepaid meter I assume - is that correct?

Hey guys, where are you sourcing your sun synch inverters and batteries? and any good installers recommended for JHB on these brands?