Due valued customer! I'm sure you are all well aware that Eskom has implemented stage 2 load-shedding country wide. It's very important to stay ahead and make sure you have all the necessary resources to make sure that you do not get left in the dark and to protect your appliances. A tip would be to switch off all your important appliances off at the plug when the power does get cut off, to protect from any electrical surge once the power gets cut back on. Below is a link t

You might have had a few concerns or questions while you go about making your prepaid electricity sales through our platform. Below we will discuss a few aspects and some news developments with regards to Powertime: SSL certification updates Recently, a new end-user encryption service provider has stepped in, requiring us to update our SSL certificates for our website. This has resulted in you experiencing an alarming error when trying to access your account online stating s

A Capetonian civil-engineer by the name of Jonny Harris, have developed a revolutionary new toilet which, according to reports, uses 2 litres of water compared to the averaged 11 litres per flush. So theoretically, this new toilet can save you up to 30% on your water bill. Named Arumloo, after the arum lily that has a natural vortex shape, which the new toilet mimics. The new toilet can connect to urban sewage systems as well as areas where there are no sewerage syst

We know how frustrating it can be when you trying to purchase electricity and all of a sudden you're hit with any of the following error messages: " Generic Error, see Mess1Content for details " , " Customer blocked. Customer must contact the service provider ." or " Meter not active. (1003) - 07/07/07065176419 - Account in arrears <214> " . Or you have managed to buy a token, but for some reason the meter does not accept your token, below we have a brief look at what has h

Save up to 25% more on your energy bill! As we all are probably aware of, the water geyser is arguably the most straining and piece of equipment and one of the biggest contributors to your energy bill. This in itself is a major reason why it's a good idea to ditch it in favor of something a little more, sustainable. But let's get delve a bit deeper: It saves electricity . This is obvious, since it does not depend on electricity to warm up your water. So what does this mean?

With effectively 18.6% of usable drinking water left in the city’s dams‚ settlements‚ water and waste services and energy, there is huge a Cape Town has roughly 103 days of useable water left in its dams. There has never been a better reason and time to save water than now. Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth – this can save6 litres of water per minute. Place a cistern displacement device in your toilet cistern to reduce the volume of water used in each flush. You ca

The Powerstream Report helps you better understand your electricity usage by giving you feedback of your electricity spent throughout the year. It is sent to you monthly via email and it is a powerful tool to inform you of your consumption and spending. How to save your hard earned money using our free monthly report Each Powertime user automatically receives a PowerStream report about his purchases on Powertime. The layout of the report is user friendly and gives you a quick

Why should you be using prepaid electricity? There are many benefits to using prepaid electricity over normal billed electricity in your home or office: What is prepaid electricity? The monthly electricity consumption is calculated based on KWH – Kilowatt Hour. One Kilowatt (or 1 Unit) is equal to 1000 watts. A standard globe used in a house is 100 Watts. ... Your prepaid electricity meter is able to count the flow of electricity used in KWH. The meter balance decreases as

Powertime offers you some tips to reduce your electricity bill for the upcoming colder months! 1. Good Quality Thermostat A programmable electronic thermostat allows you to control the temperature of your home, even when you are not there. Program your thermostat to turn off during your working hours. Then program it to a temperature of 19 degrees one hour before you get back from work. Your home will be warm and comfortable on your arrival! 2. Energy Efficient Lights Energy

Energy saving has always been a fundamental, either to protect the environment or their bank account. To make this goal easier to achieve, there are simple yet very effective reflexes to adopt in our everyday life. 5 days to rise to this challenge… until next week end ! DAY 1 – House Lightening Don’t leave the lights in rooms which are not being used on. Do switch to light bulbs which are energy –efficient. DAY 2 – House Heating Don’t let colder air to flow in your hous

Running out of electricity is never a pleasant experience, and is something we would all ideally like to avoid as much as possible. Most of the time this usually results in a brief moment of shock followed by an untimely drive to the nearest prepaid electricity vendor in order to purchase more electricity. You then rush back home to enter the terribly long 20 digits token to catch the last 5 minutes of that Orange is the New Black episode. But sometimes the blackout timing f

LED lights are one of the most rapidly growing lighting technologies and are by far the most efficient way to keep out of the dark! Today’s LED lights last longer, are more durable, more efficient and can provide better light than alternative technologies for a fraction of the cost, but above all it allows you to save electricity and money on your electricity bill! LED’s, or Light Emitting Diodes, are a modern type of luminaire, or light. They have been around for many years

What is costing you the most on your electricity bill? Is it the geyser? The air conditioner? Or the washing machine? This week, the Powertime team focused on ways of tracking your energy consumption so you can adapt and change your bad habits. To do so, energy monitors are the most affordable and most practical devices you can find. Energy monitors are small tabletop devices that help you discover how much energy you're using in your home, and how much it is costing you. Res

The thought of being able to have appliances in your home that switch on and off automatically, or that can be controlled remotely or from your phone seems like something out of science fiction, or exclusively for the rich and famous. However with the recent advanced in technology, the concept of Home Automation is no longer just an idea, it is becoming more and more feasible for the average person to try and even experiment with. How does Automation help reduce your Elec

Startups and large companies all over the world are searching for solutions to make your life easier but also to help you save energy and money. It is no longer necessary to invest in large and expensive products or installations in order to do so! You can control your consumption, for instance, with an energy monitor which can be purchased on the Powertime store , or you can use new and innovative but affordable products which help achieve smarter energy consumption. Powerti

Electricity tariffs are increasing every year, and so is the budget you have to put in to energy. This is unfortunately not going to change for the better. In cooperation with Powertime, and other top energy technology suppliers and experts in the country, Hippo’s blog published a detailed article, “ Experts Advise How to Cut your Electricity Bill ”. Here is a summary of it. Which devices use the most electricity? At the end of the month, when you receive your electricity b

Your geyser is probably the most energy-consuming appliance you might own. On average, it represents between 25% and 40% of the total amount of your electricity bill. So we help you figure out how to reduce its energy consumption and your electricity bill at the same time. Use an electric geyser According to a study conducted by Stiebel-eltron, if you compare the consumption between a gas and an electric geyser, the electric geyser actually consumes less energy, and is ther

Isn’t it frustrating when the lights suddenly go off without any notification from your load-shedding app. Can Grid watch apps be wrong? 1) Why is there load shedding? Scheduled load shedding happens when Eskom does not have enough power to supply the demand on the national grid. If Eskom did not implement load shedding, especially during the evening peak times, then the national grid would collapse entirely and the country wouldn’t have any electricity for 2 to 3 weeks to al

Have you always wondered how you get electricity from a 20 digits token? Here is the answer. 1) Understand how electricity consumption is calculated The monthly electricity consumption is calculated based on KWH – Kilowatt Hour. One Kilowatt (or 1 Unit) is equal to 1000 watts. A standard globe used in a house is 100 Watts. If that globe is to burn for one hour it will consume 0.1 KWH (or units) of power (100 Watts / 1000). If that same globe were to burn for 24 Hours it woul

You want to know why your electricity tariffs increase every year? Here are some answers. Inflation . Energy prices rely on the national price inflation, which was 5.32 % on average in 2014. Eskom decision . The prices are mostly determined by Eskom, which produces almost the totality of electricity supplied in South Africa. Eskom calculates its selling price based on the inflation, the government policy and its own company strategy. NERSA approval . The increase asked by Esk