What does it cost to go off the grid?
It will cost around R250,000 to install a power generation and storage system that is sufficient to take a small household off of Eskom’s grid.
This is according to Nick Roche, chief product officer at Rubicon, a South African energy company that distributes solutions like Tesla’s Powerwall backup battery system.
Many households have grown tired of Eskom’s load-shedding and increasing prices and are looking into ways to power their homes themselves.