Helping South African businesses manage rising electricity costs
SolarAfrica head of commercial Brandon Horn emphasises the role of Electricity 2.0 in the local energy landscape’s future.
A suite of virtual power solutions focussed on helping mitigate increasing electricity prices while striving to meet net-zero targets, is now available to South African businesses in the commercial and industrial sectors.
Consisting of electricity wheeling, energy trading and aggregation, Electricity 2.0 from independent power producer SolarAfrica gives businesses the option to choose from where electricity is procured and how much to spend on electricity a month. The solution can be integrated with on-site solar and battery storage to ensure that a business’s full electricity requirements are met.
Addressing Propak’s Local Excellence seminar, SolarAfrica’s business development manager Sakhile Ngcongwane shared an example of how a combination of wheeling, on-site solar and batteries helped a 24-hour user of electricity with a monthly electricity bill of R16-million a month reduce its bill by around R4.5-million a month and grid utility usage by 60% – equating to R54 895 550 in yearly savings.
During his on-stand video interview, SolarAfrica head of commercial Brandon Horn further emphasised the role of Electricity 2.0 in the local energy landscape’s future.
“Although they face similar challenges, every business is on a journey. As their needs change, they need to find a power solution that can adapt and work for them over the long term,” he said.
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