South Africa is struggling to move to renewable energy because of: Eskom’s dominance, weak planning, a poor grid, failing municipal networks and unused solar.
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If state regulators allow utilities to follow the standard approach of splitting the costs of new infrastructure among all consumers, the public will end up paying for data centers’ power.
Power regulators want to ensure reliable electricity supply, but there’s more to customer service than that in the age of smart appliances, solar panels and EVs.
The need to limit output to the grid costs solar panel owners up to $4.5 million a year in South Australia alone. A bill of rights and responsibilities can make connecting to the grid fairer for all.
South African courts have been reluctant ‘to step into the shoes of the regulator’. But the confirmation by the Constitutional Court of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal has changed all that.
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Consulting Economist; and Senior Research Fellow University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Fellow at the ANU Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University
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Lecturer on Law, Harvard University
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Legal Fellow, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand