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Energy Efficiency

By Flexx Rantoa

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Where to save

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Kitchen

Refrigerator

- Do not set your temperature lower than necessary

Dishwasher

- Always fill up your dishwasher before use

Freezer

- Defrost your freezer twice a year

Washing machine

- Always fill up your washing machine before use

Stove

- Match the size of the pot with the size of the stove plate

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Family room

Heaters

- Use infra-red heaters, they are most efficient

Television

- Switch off the television, do not leave on stand-by

Radio

- Switch off the radio, do not leave on stand-by

Other electrical equipment

- Cellphone chargers use electricity even when the cellphone is not charged

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Bathroom

Hot water

- Change to solar heating or heat pump

Shower

- Use low flow shower heads

Washing hands

- Wash hands with cold water

Brushing teeth

- Use a glass to brush your teeth

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Bedroom

Electric blanket

- Electric blanket uses less electricity

Energy efficient lighting

- Use LEDs or CFLs for lighting

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Outside the house

• Swimming pool

• Reduce the running time of the pump from 10 to 6 hours per day for a month and save 40%

• Cover pool to keep pool cleaner

• Garden

• Use solar powered garden lights

• Use motion sensors for your security lights

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Heat pump rebate

100L – 300L = R 3 668

301L – 500L = R 4 320

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Funding mechanism

Standard Product

• Applicable to savings of 1kW to 100kW or energy saving of >2MWh

• Payment is up to 85% of actual cost

• Maximum rebate of R 500 000 per project site or single metered entity

Standard Offer

• Applicable to savings of 50kW to 5MW

• Rebate applicable to energy reduction between 6am and 10pm Monday to Friday only

• Only approved technologies will benefit from this programme

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Funding mechanism cont…

• Energy efficient lighting systems

• Building management systems

• Electrical hot water systems

• 42c/kWh

• Solar water heaters

• 70c/kWh

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Residential Mass Roll-out

Company – Ellies (AA Technologies)

Contact number – 086 110 1099 (Upington) – 051 403 5200 (Bfn for Kimberley)

Products

- Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) – (736)

- Light emitting diodes (LED) – (0)

- Energy efficient showerheads - (109)

- Pool timer – (0)

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The Golden Rule Of Energy Saving Is

- If you’re not using it, switch it off

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THANK YOU