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Off The Grid in South Africa - A practical guide to shedding load-shedding Jon Warncke
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This show is about load-shedding, and how to avoid or minimise its impact on your life. Although it's difficult and expensive to get totally off the grid, there are many ways to save money on your electricity bill (we cover that in Ep2) and many ways to find an affordable solution for you (Ep5). In this 5-part limited series, I've squeezed the coal of hundreds of hours of reading and multiple interviews with experts into 94 minutes and 11 seconds. And five minutes of that is a James Bond radio comedy that I hid in the last episode.So in Under 90 minutes, I'll cover all the big questions about getting off the grid. What works, what's right for me, how do I get it installed, and how am I going to pay for it? Welcome to the show, I hope you have a good time.Jon Warncke, Ping Productions.
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How can I pay for solar power?
As Frodo says at the end of the first and best Lord of the Rings trilogy - "It is done". In this final episode of Season 1, I cover the different ways you can pay for a solar power system, as well as the tax rebates available to both homeowners and businesses. If you've just finished listening to the entire series, thank you! It's been a labour of love and learning to create a technically complex like this. Hundreds of hours have gone into it, and I hope it was worth your time. ...
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Can you make money selling energy back to the grid?
We all want to reduce our reliance on Eskom and reduce our energy bill. But can you actually turn a profit by turning to alternative energy? In this short episode we clear all that up for you. I make podcasts for other people. YOU could be other people by checking out my website or my LinkedIn.Huge thanks to my guests in this episode:Shayne Acar (A Car?) (Akahhh?) (Eeeyyyyy...Car!) from MaxicomsKadri Nassiep, Executive Director for Energy in the City of Cape TownNeil Berrow fro...
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Who can you trust?
There are a lot of new contractors and suppliers installing solar power systems as demand has recently skyrocketed. Unfortunately, the solar power boom has come with its fair share of scams and underqualified installers. This episode is all about figuring out who you can trust. As mentioned in the episode, here are some great questions to ask a supplier before going ahead with a solar power installation: What prior experience do you have in solar PV installations?What three recent c...
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Finding the Right Alternative Energy Solution for You (clue: Rhymes with molar, polar, and ¡Hola!)
Hi, I'm Jon Warncke. Welcome to this practical guide to shedding load-shedding. In this episode I:Briefly touch on various energy systems and settle pretty quickly on solar power.Find out if you can go totally off the Eskom grid and how much that costs.How to reduce your energy costs hugely BEFORE you go and get a quote.Learn about the various parts of a solar power system.Learn about various load-shedding solutions, from cheapest to most expensive. Lead Acid VS Lithium Ion batterie...
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Top 15 Frequently Asked Questions about getting off the grid - the spoiler to the guide.
Hi, I'm Jon Warncke. Welcome to this practical guide to shedding load-shedding. I've read a LOT of articles and these are the 15 questions I keep seeing again and again. Collected here for your convenience. How did it come to this? Is load-shedding going to get worse? Does it make sense to set up some kind of alternative energy system right now?Do I need a full solar setup?Why are you only talking about solar in this show?Can I get fully off the grid?Wha...