1 Energy Efficiency By Flexx Rantoa
Jan 01, 2016
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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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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)