ESTATE NEWS | THE
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Estate Manager’s Desk Warm greetings once again to all of our residents from the HOA office. In recent weeks we have seen the return of the dreaded loadshedding which is something that has almost become a way of living for most of us by now (and it doesn’t look as if this will be changing anytime soon). Harnessing the power of the sun is therefore fast becoming an alternative source of energy in South Africa with its abundance of sunshine and The Hills is no exception. We are seeing more and more property owners who are opting for solar installations at 8 | ISSUE 2 | 2021
their premises which is something that we encourage as a contribution towards the more sustainable consumption of electricity and as it allows our residents to enjoy an uninterrupted power supply at their homes. We do, however, need to ensure compliance with proper installation standards to prevent damage to the electrical network and related equipment as well as the possible risk of injury to the persons performing regular maintenance on the grid (this unfortunately happened in the estate previously when a prepaid meter was replaced and the solar installation did not “island” but continued to feed back energy into the grid even when the electricity supply was switched off).
