Utilities within a sectional title
Utilities within a sectional title Electricity, Water, Natural Gas! These familiar resources we are accustomed to using in our homes and businesses every day. All familiar resources for which we are accustomed to being billed based on the amount we use. When we receive a bill for electricity, water or gas, our tendency is to […]
Utilities prepayment assisting with overcrowding
Utilities prepayment assisting with overcrowding Illegal overcrowding in rented properties can become a huge problem for landlords. As the number of occupants in a rented property increases, so will the utilities bill while infrastructure cannot withstand the overload and dilapidation generally starts to occur. Beyond the grave effect of property depreciation in these cases, there […]
Up to 10 percent energy reduction
Up to 10 percent energy reduction If every household could work together it will make an immense difference in the load being placed on South Africa’s aging infrastructure and the load being placed on Eskom. If every household reduced their energy consumption by just 10% not only will the strain on the infrastructure be alleviated […]
The legalities behind disconnection of utilities
The legalities behind disconnection of utilities Many trustees and managing agents take the action of disconnecting services when scheme members do not pay their levies. Using disconnection as a means to force payment for non-payment of levy is very contentious issue. In December 2000, a body corporate disconnected the electrical supplies to the sections of […]
The inclusion of IPP’s in power generation
The inclusion of IPP’s in power generation Independent Power Providers (IPP’s) have asked to have the market demonopolise so that they can provide power directly to the end user. This would help alleviate strain on governments aging infrastructure and be beneficial to government and consumers alike. According to Doug Kuni, formerly from Eskom Generation, there […]
Can a developer make additions to your scheme?
Can a developer make additions to your scheme? When buying a sectional title unit, there are a few things to take into account. One of them is a development right that a developer may have to further extend a scheme. A developer does have the right to extend and build onto or add new sections […]
AMI vs STS
AMI vs STS Why do you want an AMI or so called Smart Meter, or for that matter why would you choose an STS Meter? In today’s technological advancement in metering technologies there is a lot of hype and definitions related to metering equipment. This makes it very confusing to a consumer to choose the […]
AMI Smart Sub-meters vs STS Prepaid Meters
AMI Smart Sub-meters vs STS Prepaid Meters As opposed to Smart Meters (AMI), STS Meters are very common in both municipal and sub-metering applications. For the past 20 years, STS technology meters, from a variety of manufacturers have been installed worldwide. STS meters are easily recognised by the STS logo on the meter as well […]
How to calculate your fees
How to calculate your fees Welcome to Utility Bites where we present a series of topical discussions in and around the utility space. In this edition of Utility Bites, we are looking at various types of prepaid transaction receipts to see how the fees are applied. Each transaction taking place, will be made up of […]
How IBT works
How IBT works This is a relatively new concept as far as tariff types go, as Nersa[1] only approved this structure for use by Eskom, in February 2010. Up to this point in time a consumer would pay a fixed rate per unit consumed irrespective of how much they consumed during the month. Today there […]