Most love stories start in small ways – a smile here, a knowing gaze there, a first conversation, an outing together maybe. That’s how my solar love story began – 27 years ago with this Citizen Eco-Drive wrist watch, whose pretty light-grey freckled face is a solar cell. Meaning the watch has been powered by […]
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“How long till my solar system pays for itself?” – I often get asked. The implication of the question is that if the answer “feels too long”, the solar system will seem not a worthwhile investment. Looking at costs vs benefits vs payback periods, I would argue that – absolutely! – a solar system is
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The sun does not say No when you ask for its help – to reduce your electricity costs, to reduce your carbon footprint, to heat your water, to buffer yourself against load-shedding. But it may well frown down on us and think, “why on earth did they install solar panels on that roof, at that
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In many ways the solar industry here in South Africa is well established; in many other ways it is still very young. When I had a solar system installed at our house about 4 years ago, I still felt like a lone ranger, and the installation company was doing pioneering work. Four years later, a
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