Are electricity prices also burning a hole in your budget? My old flat had a solar geyser, and my new flat’s heat pump runs on electricity. The difference in my electricity bill has been staggering.
How are you budgeting and coping with this?
1 Like
I am on prepaid meter so i guess i cope by sticking my fingers in my ears and going “I CANT HEAR YOU!”.
1 Like
I’m a month into experimenting with a Plentify HotBot smart geyser controller and have saved R200 already - well, that’s what it tells me on the app. That plus knowing exactly how much electricity you’re leaking through plugged in chargers and other IoT devices makes a massive difference.
HotBot™ by Plentify - Save energy and control your geyser from anywhere - Plentify
Ngl, running UPS/inverters/EcoFlows that constantly discharge and recharge put a sizeable load on the electricity bill, but they are a godsend when loadshedding hits.
1 Like
Also, “coping” is a strong word… Hardly coping, just white knuckling
2 Likes
This really hurts to think about, as I don’t have much choice in the matter. I’ve been cutting down on electricity usage as much as possible, to the point where my fixed charges are now more than my usage. I’m paying R2652 for 425kWh, which works out to R6.24 per kWh 
1 Like
We installed solar in 2021. Not totally off-grid, but we still pay a max of R1800 pm for a three-person household in winter. In summer, it goes down to about R800. I can’t even imagine what it would be like without the benefit of solar.
1 Like
I have a solar geyser, it works well in summer, not so well in the depths of winter.
I have been watching the price of LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas). It is currently very close to the price per Kilowatt Hour I am paying for electricity. The advantage of a gas water heater is that in only heats the water you use.
1 Like