{"id":104,"date":"2014-12-17T08:57:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T06:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solar.straton.org.za\/?p=104"},"modified":"2014-12-17T08:57:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T06:57:44","slug":"how-to-ensure-that-your-electricity-bill-is-brought-under-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/straton.co.za\/solar\/how-to-ensure-that-your-electricity-bill-is-brought-under-control\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ensure that your Electricity Bill is brought under control"},"content":{"rendered":"

How, as a domestic, small or medium sized business can you ensure that your electricity charges are brought to a minimum?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Install Solar Geysers<\/li>\n
  2. Install LCD Lighting<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Automate your Building<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Switch to Gas<\/li>\n
  5. Drastically reduce your IBT Bracket by installing Grid-Tie Solar<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Eradicate your consumption portion by making use of the Metro\u2019s Feed in Tariff (FiT) Scheme<\/a> \u2013 one of only two in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \nRead more:<\/strong> Electricity Charges \u2013 An attempt to clear the obfuscation<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How, as a domestic, small or medium sized business can you ensure that your electricity charges are brought to a minimum? Install Solar Geysers Install LCD Lighting Automate your Building Switch to Gas Drastically reduce your IBT Bracket by installing Grid-Tie Solar Eradicate your consumption portion by making use of the Metro\u2019s Feed in Tariff […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[32],"class_list":{"0":"post-104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-solar","7":"tag-electricity","8":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Alan","author_link":"https:\/\/straton.co.za\/solar\/author\/alan\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5HvVd-1G","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":569,"url":"https:\/\/straton.co.za\/solar\/elon-musk-debuts-the-tesla-powerwall\/","url_meta":{"origin":104,"position":0},"title":"Elon Musk Debuts the Tesla Powerwall","author":"Alan","date":"4 May 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Tesla Powerwall Keynote by Elon Musk \"The Missing Piece\" https:\/\/youtu.be\/yKORsrlN-2k Powerwall is a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar panels, or when utility rates are low, and powers your home in the evening. 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