Rooftop solar could save municipalities billions on bulk electricity purchases

By adopting a cooperative rather than an oppositional stance towards rooftop solar, Gauteng municipalities in particular have an immediate opportunity to reduce the cost of their bulk purchases of electricity, a new report shows. This cost saving could be amplified materially through the introduction of incentives to scale up installations and by leveraging leased battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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