The Case For Grid Defection - Why South African Residential Estates Are Choosing Energy Independence

The Case For Grid Defection - Why South African Residential Estates Are Choosing Energy Independence

For decades, the South African residential estate model has relied on a centralised utility for power. However, a structural shift is underway. Rising electricity costs, evolving tariff structures, and a sustained decline in the cost of solar modules and lithium-ion batteries are rapidly changing the economics of energy supply, eroding the case for remaining grid-dependent. For property developers and Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs), the convers…