Genesis measures impact of solar energy on municipalities

In light of the growing interest of residential and commercial electricity users to install solar energy for their own consumption and to sell back to the grid, Genesis was commissioned to develop a tool to assess the impact of small-scale renewable generation, primarily solar PV, on local municipalities in South Africa.

The tool was designed to reduce local government reluctance to allow renewable energy to be supplied to the grid, providing a menu of options to design net-metering tariffs that would be revenue neutral for the municipality whilst reducing its carbon footprint.

The tool was designed for the South African Local Government Association and is currently being rolled out in various municipalities.

This project is suitable for application in different countries and jurisdictions and can contribute to clean energy technology adoption in various countries.