South Africans often think “an inverter is an inverter.”
Not true.
Here are the three types – simply explained:
1. Hybrid Inverter (Closed System)
2. Solar Inverter (Daytime-Only System)
3. Inverter-Charger (Modular System)
Why does this matter?
Because most homeowners don’t need to go off-grid immediately.
They need flexibility.
A system that protects their budget today and can grow with them tomorrow.
And here’s the bigger shift:
South Africa’s power conversation is no longer about avoiding loadshedding. It’s about infrastructure collapse, cable theft, transformer failures, rising tariffs, and operational outages.
Systems need to be designed for a changing country not just today’s stage.
Next week: the crucial moment I decided to disconnect completely… and what’s happened since.
At the moment, there’s a noticeable trend in the issues I’m being called out for and often, it comes back to solar system design. More
The conversation I’m having with homeowners right now. One of the interesting things about being an electrician is that you start to notice patterns in
When I started sharing my off-grid journey, I never expected it to become quite so emotional or controversial. Right now, though, things feel like they’ve come to a standstill. I’ve done what I can, followed the processes, asked the questions, and pushed where it made sense to push. For the moment, all that’s left is to wait and see what the next move from City Power and the City of Johannesburg will be.
What non-vending customers need to know.
By now, I thought I’d be off the grid.
Instead, I’ve walked through the doors of City Power and the City of Johannesburg nine times.
I never planned to disconnect from the grid until a recent policy shift changed everything. City Power announced an obligatory conversion for certain prepaid and
South Africans often think “an inverter is an inverter.”
Not true.
Here are the three types – simply explained:
