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The Elon Smart Water Solution transforms electric geysers into smart, solar PV-ready, green appliances.
Real-time monitoring and communication delivers actionable data.
This provides ecosystem stakeholders with the necessary insights to support decision-making and proactive management & service delivery.
Simple installation with plug-and-play solar PV enables reduced reliability on fossil fuels, improving quality of life.
*Overall cost includes capital cost, installation, operations, maintenance, fuel cost over total lifetime. It is the Levellised Cost of Energy (LCOE)
To compare different water heating options that have different initial (capital) cost, different lifespans and different operating & maintenance cost, a common approach used is the so-called Levelized Cost of Energy or LCOE. This approach considers all these different factors to produce a single cost per unit of energy (kWh). This then enables a direct “apples with apples” comparison of different technologies and energy sources. As can be seen from the chart above, Elon solar PV is the lowest cost option on a total lifetime cost basis. Electricity from Eskom or municipalities is the most expensive way to heat water. (For more details on this analysis, see the “Levelized Cost of Energy” tap on this page.)
Over the past 15 years, South Africans have experienced dramatic electricity and water price increases whilst quality of service has been steadily deteriorating.
When you consider climate change and the fact that we are one of the worst polluters in the world (for which we also pay a price in air pollution-related deaths), it becomes clear that real change is needed.
Electric geysers are the single biggest consumer of household electricity at 40% of total consumption.
Water heaters are the single biggest consumer of household electricity at 40% of total consumption.
In the past 25 years, water and electricity tariffs have increased 4x faster than inflation.
Water heaters are the single biggest consumer of household electricity at 40% of total consumption.
The Elon Smart Water Solution delivers real benefits across the water heating value chain.
Mitigate, manage & reduce total cost of ownership. Easily meet regulatory requirements on safety and environment.
Remote monitoring, diagnostics and early alerts reduce incidents and claims, whilst enabling new value-added services and business models.
One point of warranty and accountability with improved warranty management and a national support network means better incident management and peace of mind.
Kwikot has been delivering hot water solutions to South Africans for over a century. With the Elon Smart Water Solution, Kwikot and PowerOptimal are introducing the next evolution in hot water.
Our environmental aspirations are perfectly aligned with those of Kwikot. Together we have the collective ability to revolutionise hot water across the value chain.
Electric geysers are the single biggest consumer of household electricity at 40% of total consumption.
Working closely with installers, architects, and property developers, we have installed thousands of Elon solar PV water heating solutions in homes, residential estates, and apartments across South Africa.
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