Eskom Rebate For Solar Panels

At the moment the value of the solar rebate is around 39 per stc.

Eskom rebate for solar panels.

By providing rebates through its network of accredited suppliers and installers eskom is making quality solar water heaters. The most common commercial cells are made from purified silicon si. This translates into a rebate of roughly 585 per kw installed. Photovoltaic pv or solar modules are made up of solar cells that are connected in series.

A small solar system cost around r13 500 00. If this is not done a customer that decides to put a solar installation on their rooftop can reduce their bill not only with the energy. If your electricity bill is r1000pm you can save around 30 40 of that with solar. But situations can arise where the value is pushed down.

The south african utility has issued a 20 strong tender for 50 kw solar inverters and mounting structures to be used in four power plants. Thanks to accelerated depreciation businesses can write off the value of their solar energy system through the modified accelerated cost recovery system macrs which reduces businesses tax burden and accelerates returns on solar investments qualified solar energy equipment is eligible for a cost recovery period of five years. The higher the stc price the more rebate you get. Why is a solar geyser still a good investment when without a rebate.

Eskom is happy to advise that south africans can still apply for rebates on the purchase of sabs and eskom approved solar water heating systems following installations by eskom accredited installers. R300 x 12 months r3600 00 per year. The capital depreciation allowances for solar pv systems greater than 1 mw remained unchanged in the january 2016 amendment to the legislation which continues to allow full depreciation over three. Solar power users not properly charged.

Other incentives for solar accelerated depreciation. According to eskom demand side management gm andrew etzinger typically installed systems can range between r14 000 and r33 000 depending on the make and size of the geyser type of roof as well as overall complexity of installation. Eskom is offering home owners rebates of 15 to 20 on the cost of installing solar water heating systems through its solar rebate programme enabling homeowners to save from about r1 860 up to r4 900 on the cost of a solar water heating system. The silicon cell is essentially a p n junction that utilises the energy from the sunlight to generate electron flow from the p type si via an external resistance to the n type si.

Eskom recognised this and as part of their idm programme piloted a rebate tariff of r1 20 kwhr consumed on site over a three year period. Seventy percent of this rebate is payable upfront and the rest in 10 tranches over three years based on energy consumed on site by the company.