With the impending Eskom's much talked about 45% increase and the current excruciating electricity tariffs, one is tempted to suggest that the country resort to Solar Energy. It minimizes electricity consumption drastically, by about 75% – 80% according to Jon Adams a resident of Jozi. The same sentiments were echoed by Leon Ravell of Cape Town and Samantha Handey of North of Durban, who also use solar-powered energy (Sunday Times, 18 Oct 2009).
Solar energy is not only cost-effective; it also eco-friendly and will help to conserve our already dilapidating environment. With the trio having installed solar-powered energy at a cost of between R100 000 to R300 000, and purchased & install solar geysers at a cost of between R20 000 to R35 000, one couldn't help but wonder if it will just be a reprieve for the affluent. The dice always seem loaded against the majority of those living in adverse poverty and the working class, emancipation from financial slavery and the cost of living seem an illusive panorama...
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