Smart Metering: Fair Utility Billing for Multi-Tenant Buildings You’re managing a block of flats in Joburg. Although the rent is competitive, the tenants are constantly on your case about high utility bills. The problem is, you don’t have a clear way to show who’s using what. You just divide the monthly bill by the number […]

Transform Your Office Into an Energy Smart Building You’ve done all you can to make your office building more energy efficient. You’ve had LED lights installed, the aircon is used sparingly, and you try to make sure the staff don’t leave devices running overnight and on weekends. Yet, despite these efforts, your energy costs remain

Smart Ways to Reduce Office Energy Costs in 2025 Every little item in your office contributes to the ever-growing cost of energy consumption. In 2025, electricity prices are at an all-time high and are continuing to rise, putting mounting pressure on businesses to operate more sustainably. This invisible drain on your monthly budget needs to

Smart Strategies for Energy Management in Shopping Centres Like every other business in South Africa, shopping centres are faced with the prospect of either lowering their energy costs or facing a strained bottom line. With electricity tariffs being raised at the start of April 2025 and given the economic tightening being felt across South Africa’s

Answering the question of how much your electricity bill should cost per month is like asking how long a piece of string is. It could be just about anything because so many factors play a role in determining it.  Your electricity bill at the end of every month is a result of your particular tariff

Given the high cost of electricity and the pressure for businesses to reduce their carbon footprints, power factor correction has been gaining traction as a way of improving the efficiency of electrical systems.  When an electrical system has a low power factor, it means that more energy is being wasted somewhere in the system. These

Why a Utility Audit Could Be the Key to Lowering Your Energy Bill Electricity costs are already very high. With Eskom’s new 12.7% tariff hike set for April 1, you certainly don’t want to be paying any more than you need to.  An analysis of your energy usage patterns and the verification of your billing

The modern South African rental market is increasingly being defined by renters who are looking for convenience, cost efficiency, and transparency, particularly when it comes to utility management.  The fact that tariff hikes seem to be never-ending means that consumers are extremely concerned about paying more than they need to for their electricity. As such,

Going green by reducing your energy consumption is not only beneficial for your bottom line and the environment, but it can also improve relations with various stakeholder groups.  Let’s take a look at how different stakeholder groups are affected when you become a more responsible energy consumer: Customers One of the most important stakeholder groups

South Africa’s energy industry is in a state of revolution, partly brought about as a result of a decade’s worth of loadshedding and tariff hikes and partly because of the growing need to reduce the country’s reliance on a fossil-fuel-based energy supply.  Although the industry is in a constant state of flux, here are some