Because you will likely have many options to choose.
Do you have to register solar panels.
If you rely on an sseg system as a main or supplementary source of energy and have not yet registered with the city of cape town you can do so online solar panel registration.
This is because an accumulation meter does not record the energy you export to the grid or the electricity you import from the.
Firstly you will need to apply to become a microgenerator that is someone who generates their own electricity on a small scale.
Every form of home electricity generation including solar photo voltaic pv panels and backup generators will have to be registered with the government under draft rules published by the national energy regulator of sa nersa for public comment.
We will also register your solar system with the mcs microgeneration certification scheme and send you a mcs certificate.
In this document amendments to schedule 2 are highlighted and discussed as they may have a far reaching impact on south africa s growing solar pv market and of course because everyone is talking about the requirements acts and legal implications of embedded generation which for the most part are commercial and residential solar pv systems.
If you have a traditional accumulation meter with a spinning disk this will need to be replaced with an interval meter or smart meter.
In addition to those resources an internet search can help you find local companies that install solar panels.