How to Size a Home Battery in South Africa (2026): The Evening Peak Method, With Prices
Size a home battery from your own bill using the evening peak method, plus live 2026 South African battery prices for Sunsynk, and cost per usable kWh.
-
-
Start Small, Grow Later: How to Buy Solar in Stages Without Getting Trapped
Buying solar in stages: the one component you cannot upgrade later, what you can add, and how to buy a stage one that does not lock you out of stage two.
-
Solar Air Conditioning in South Africa: Sizing, Hybrid AC/DC Units and 2026 Prices
Why cooling suits solar, why inverter aircons are essential, BTU sizing by room size, and live 2026 prices for hybrid AC/DC and standard inverter units.
-
How Many Solar Panels Do You Need? Roof Space and kWp Explained (2026)
How to size a solar array in kWp, how much roof each size needs in square metres, what limits your roof, and 2026 panel prices for 600W and 635W modules.
-
Hybrid vs Off-Grid Solar in South Africa: Which One Do You Actually Need?
Hybrid and off-grid solar are very different systems at very different prices. A side-by-side comparison, when off-grid genuinely makes sense, and live 2026 hybrid package prices.
-
Why Your Electricity Bill Keeps Climbing in South Africa (and What Actually Stops It)
Tariffs, fixed charges and inclining blocks explained, how to work out your real effective rate, and why every increase shortens a solar payback.
-
Sunsynk Hybrid Inverters in South Africa: Full 2026 Range, Prices and Battery Pairings
The complete Sunsynk hybrid inverter range for South Africa in 2026: single-phase and three-phase models, live prices, which battery pairs with which inverter, and complete package costs.
-
What Is Actually in a Solar Package, and What Matched Really Means
The four components of a solar package, what matched means for voltage and communication, what is excluded from a supply price, and how to compare two quotes.
-
5kW and 6kW Solar System Prices in South Africa (2026): What They Cost and What They Save
What a 5kW or 6kW hybrid solar package contains, live 2026 prices from R51 430, and how to calculate your own monthly saving from your actual bill.
-
The Best Solar Setup to Beat Load-Shedding Without Overspending (2026)
Essential-loads backup versus whole-home backup, what actually keeps the lights on during an outage, where people overspend, and 2026 package prices from R51 430.
