Ping Productions Off the Grid in South Africa

Off the Grid in South Africa

This show is about load-shedding, and how to avoid or minimise its impact on your life.
Although it's difficult and expensive to get totally off the grid, there are many ways to save money on your electricity bill (we cover that in Ep2) and many ways to find an affordable solution for you (Ep5).

In this 5-part limited series, I've squeezed the coal of hundreds of hours of reading and multiple interviews with experts into 94 minutes and 11 seconds. And five minutes of that is a James Bond radio comedy that I hid in the last episode.

So in Under 90 minutes, I'll cover all the big questions about getting off the grid.
What works, what's right for me, how do I get it installed, and how am I going to pay for it?

Welcome to the show, I hope you have a good time.
Jon Warncke, Ping Productions.
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5 Episodes

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30 Jun 2023 27 min

Can you make money selling energy back to the grid?

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Who can you trust?

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