Author: Franc Gray

With Eskom tariffs having risen 182% in the last five years and set to continue to rise, many South African homeowners and businesses have turned to alternative energy sources. The solar market has grown rapidly as a result, but the question remains why every household hasn’t switched to solar. Currently, less than 10% of South African households have a solar system.  The biggest barriers to solar adoption are access to finance and the slow sales process. However, new solar subscription players have introduced technological innovations that put system design directly into the hands of solar engineers, enabling real-time quoting and…