April 2026 Electricity Tarrifs are up

Is your solar keeping up?

April’s electricity tariff increases have landed and for most businesses and homeowners, that means one thing: higher costs… again.

Here’s something we’re seeing more and more often:

Many solar systems aren’t delivering the savings they were designed for. It isn’t broken… but it simply could be that it has been left alone.

“It’s working”… but is it really?

We hear this a lot: “My system is fine. The lights are on. The app shows generation.” And on the surface, that’s true.

But, when we audit systems, we often find:

• Inverter settings that were never optimised
• Batteries cycling outside ideal ranges
• Small faults quietly reducing output
• Systems that haven’t been adjusted for seasons or tariff changes

It may seem like ‘nothing dramatic’ but over time, it is a slow, steady loss of performance and that turns into thousands of rands in missed savings.

Solar is like a vehicle

You wouldn’t drive your car for five years without servicing it. Solar works the same way. Left unchecked, performance drops. Quietly:

• Panels degrade slightly each year
• Components age at different rates
• Your energy usage changes
• Software and firmware need updating

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What we’ve learned from 500+ system installations

Some of the biggest savings we’ve unlocked for clients came from small adjustments:

• A 20-minute settings change
• Correcting a single faulty connection
• Rebalancing battery usage
• Aligning the system to current load profiles

In one case, a simple optimisation increased savings by 27%.

Why this matters even more now

With the latest NERSA tariff increases in effect, every unit of electricity costs more, which means every unit your system doesn’t produce or use efficiently… costs you more, too.

Solar was meant to protect you from rising costs, but it only does that if it’s performing properly.

How we can help

We’ve built a dedicated Solar Maintenance and Support service to make sure your system stays:

1. Efficient
2. Safe and compliant
3. Optimised for current tariffs and usage and seasons
4. Delivering the savings you expected

Our service includes a detailed system audit (for non-AWPower installations), ongoing monitoring, and performance optimisation, backed by engineering expertise and insurance-aligned standards.

When last was your system properly checked?

If it’s been more than 12 – 18 months… or never… it’s worth taking a closer look.

Your solar system should be working as hard as you do.

Let’s make sure it is!