A good solar water heater should be accompanied by good service delivery - Aug
According to Selected Energy managing director Jim Hickey customer service sites should form part of consumers' investigation into solar water heating. Read more...
Calculate consumption before commercial solar installations - July
The world's largest mining group, BHP Billiton recently invested in a solar water heating solution by Selected Energy. The Wolwekrans mine installed a solar water heating solution for its change house. Read more...
How to claim insurance for solar water heating - July
Companies, individuals and businesses are encouraged to rethink their
power sources. With the growing interest in solar water heaters,
insurance companies are obliged to insure solar water heaters like any
other household item.Read
more…
Solar geysers: Is the South African market educated enough? - June
A
recent Consumer Watch (Cape Times - 28 June 2010) raised
concerns about the level of education on solar water heating in South
Africa. According to the report a number of direct solar water heaters
recently burst after extremely cold conditions in Johannesburg. Read more...
Solahart customer invests in third system - June
Benoni - Significant savings and constant hot water over the past 15 years prompted Benoni business owner Tony Murdoch to invest in his third Solahart solar water heater. Murdoch invested in his first Solahart for his home in the mid 1990s. Read more...
A second Solahart for architect - May
Johannesburg - Former
architect and town planner Malcolm Freeland invested in his first solar
water heater 34 years ago. He replaced this solar water heater with a
Solahart Kf 302 unit in 1996, and has never looked back. 14 years after
his first Solahart installation, Freeland is ready to invest in his
second Solahart. Read more...
South Africans don't trust Eskom
A recent poll conducted by Selected Energy revealed South Africa's scepticism in Eskom's management. 90% of visitors polled on the Solahart website believe the recent blackouts across Johannesburg are the result of poor infrastructure management by Eskom. 74% are of the opinion that the situation will never improve.
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Eskom first electricity tariff increase - April
The first of three electricity tariff increases that took effect on 1
April 2010 was no April fool's joke.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved three
tariff increases at the start of 2010. The first increase was
implemented on 1 April this year. The second increase can be expected in
2011 and last increase in 2012. Read
more...
Solahart can withstand nature’s forces - April
Many South African consumers are reluctant to invest in a solar water
geyser for fear of hail damage. South African hailstorms often destroy
crops, vehicles and buildings. Repairing hail damage on a solar water
heater is expensive and inconvenient. Read
more...
Electricity price hikes: How will it affect you? - March
The buildup to Eskom's price hike announcement resulted in many South Africans expecting a 35% electricity tariff increase. When Eskom finally announced an average increase of 25% per year for three years at the end of February, homeowners breathed a sigh of relief.
Many don't realize that the lesser increase will still result in a total electricity tariff increase of 109% by April 2012. To illustrate the real impact of the Eskom tariff hikes, consider the following scenario: Read more...