Is load shedding driving you up the wall? Is it interrupting your home life or costing your business valuable time? Of course, it is. South Africans have, in many ways, adapted to life with intermittent access to electricity. But this isn’t always good enough. In South Africa, one needs to overcome load shedding once and for all.

The need for greater energy security requires looking into alternative solutions for homes and offices. With South Africa enjoying sunny weather for large parts of the year, the most popular choice would be solar powered solutions.

With no sign of the end of load shedding in sight and with energy prices continuously increasing, it would be a great investment in the quality of your life and the success of your business to look into the solar options available to you.

The Challenge of Overcoming Load Shedding

The main challenge in switching to reliable alternative solar powered solutions is the cost associated with a comprehensive system. However, it is not necessary to go to the extreme by investing in a system that allows you to completely go off grid in one go. You can alleviate the pressure on your office or home life in manageable steps that fit your budget.

The best way to approach this step-by-step conversion from dependency on the Eskom grid to alternative solar power, is to identify the following two aspects of your energy usage:

● Which items in your home or office use the most energy?
● Which electricity using items are the most essential to your daily operations?

This insight will allow you to choose an affordable solar power system that is sufficient to power the items you need most. If you choose an expandable system, you can add to it as the need arises and the budget allows. While this may not completely remove the frustration of load shedding, it can allow you to continue your work and home life with less interruption.

If you are looking for your options to overcome load shedding, then contact Switch Eectrical today.