Blackouts are here to stay, here is a list of ways people can survive.
You can convert to an affordable gas oven and stove, get battery-operated or solar lights, and install a low-cost UPS to keep your router, cellphones and laptops going.This option allows you to use electronic devices, have lights on and cook. A gas oven/stove also makes you much less dependent on Eskom.
The cost of diesel is about R10 a kilowatt hour. A household that uses 400kWh a month of grid power can expect to spend R600 a month on diesel during stage 4. This isn't the road to independence from Eskom’s grid. Also, do you want to spend time constantly carting diesel from your local petrol station to your home to fill up a generator?Buying a 5kW inverter and one or two 5.1kWh batteries will get you through four-hour blackouts.
This is a new option, so read the contract carefully before proceeding. Customer reviews on Google range from glowing to stomping through the floor. Interestingly, one of the main complaints is how long the waiting time is, suggesting demand is high.Installing a system with a 5kW inverter, one or two 5.1kWh batteries and up to five solar panels will get you through any load-shedding and make you virtually independent of the grid on sunny days.
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