Every day the headlines scream out that there is going to be less and less electricity available on the grid. We must gear up for stage 8 and 9 load-shedding and the latest rumour that there will be no electricity available whatsoever for daylight hours for the whole of winter.
As these dire predictions start becoming true, and as we face off against what promises to be a cold and dry winter, we are faced with the dual catastrophe of a massive water shortage/drought for this upcoming winter period to go with the load-shedding.
Doom and gloom, I tell ya, but if you’ve made up your mind to stay in South Africa and not go and live in a place where you might have plenty of electricity and water but can get a spot fine if you walk on the wrong side of the beachside pathway, then you’re going to have to make a plan.
The St Francis Property Owners Association has put together a document on Power and Water Security Solutions in S Francis Bay, and it is well worth a look. There are water security options and power security options. There is a list of reputable local contractors and suppliers as well as an SFPO0-guided option. Apart from water harvesting and solar instals, there is also mention of such options as Power and Water Saving Devices, including electric geyser controllers and water tap restrictors, as well as the LED Lights option. The document also has information on the tax savings options (up to 25% on domestic-use PV panels and up to 125% on industrial set-ups on all equipment, including batteries, panels and inverters.)
If you’re not going to sort out your power and water security, no one else is.
More details can be found in a previous article here
and on the St Francis Property Owners website.
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