{"id":1404,"date":"2021-01-20T16:04:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartlinksolutions.co.za\/?page_id=1404"},"modified":"2021-02-03T16:30:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T16:30:28","slug":"make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartlinksolutions.co.za\/?page_id=1404","title":{"rendered":"Make a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>We Can All Help<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The ability to make an impact<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>At scale, with each of us doing our part, we can make a massive impact to South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SA-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Together<\/h2>\n<div>\n<h4 class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">If you want to go fast, go alone.\u00a0 If you want to go far, go together<\/h4>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">African Proverb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/yootheme\/icon-calendar.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Approximately 16.7 million households<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>As of 2018, the number of households in South Africa amounted to approximately\u00a0<b>16.7 million<\/b>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statista.com\/\">www.statista.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/yootheme\/icon-upgrade.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Every 1 Million Homes<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>+- R5.2 Billion, that\u2019s the saving per million homes, that will go into the consumers&#8217; pocket or spent in our economy<\/li>\n<li>Per million homes, the power utility would have to generate 9.5MW less per day, or 346MW less per annum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\n<p>The Benefits<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Wide ranging to both consumer and supplier (Eskom)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/yootheme\/icon-calendar.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Consumer benefits from saving, flexible, remotely accessible scheduling<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Based on the Eskom tables, the consumer can proactively reduce consumption by more than 30%, resulting in savings of R385 to R430 per month at the <b>lower end of the Power tariff scale<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/yootheme\/icon-upgrade.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Up To 35% is residential<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Periods of peak demand in South Africa can be up to 35% of the total demand\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By using your geyser only when you need hot water<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/smartlinksolutions.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartlinksolutions.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture3.jpg 590w, https:\/\/smartlinksolutions.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture3-300x83.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\n<p>ESKOM \u2013 GOVERNMENT &#8211; ELECTRICITY PRICE<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The days of making a plan and trying are nearly over, we have to take action by collectively providing solutions and innovation to help all three parties<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The graph shows the\u00a0<b>Eskom tariffs from 1988 to 2019<\/b>, plotted against the CPI (Consumer Price Index) or inflation over the same period.\u00a0 It also shows <b>projections up to 2022<\/b>, based on currently projected increases as approved by NERSA (8.1% in 2020 and 5.2% in 2021), as well as Stats SA and the Bureau for Economic Research\u2019s inflation projections. https:\/\/www.poweroptimal.com\/2019-update-eskom-tariff-increases-vs-inflation-since-1988-with-projections-to-2022\/<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1425\" src=\"https:\/\/smartlinksolutions.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"578\" 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