It is much more expensive to get a solar and battery system that can take you completely off-grid than something that can meet 95% of your electricity needs.
There is a monumental difference in the price you would pay for a solar power system capable of providing around 95% of your electricity usage compared to one that can achieve 100%.
Alternatively, you could use a generator to fill batteries, but this would also come at a high cost due to fuel prices. His estimates showed a system capable of producing 95% of the 600kWh monthly usage of a small household would start at around R138,000. Illustrating the point, Rubicon chief product officer Nick Roche provided pricing estimates for completely off-grid systems designed for similar household consumption levels — 600 kWh, 900kWh, and 1,200kWh.Aside from panels, inverters, and batteries with much larger capacities, he also recommended a fuel-based generator priced from around R15,000.
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