Ukuba ucinga ngokufumana iiphaneli zelanga, uza kufuna ukwazi ukuba uza kuchitha malini kwaye wonge ntoni. Iiphaneli zelanga kulula kakhulu kunokuba ucinga ukuzifaka. Nje ukuba zivulwe ungaqala ukuxhamla kumandla elanga! Silapha ukukunceda ufumane yonke into ekufuneka uyazi malunga neendleko kunye nokufakelwa.

Zixabisa malini iiphaneli zelanga? Ngokutsho kweNgcali yokonga imali:

• Inkqubo yephaneli yelanga (kuquka nokufakelwa kwayo) ixabisa malunga ne-£6,500.
• Ngenkqubo ye-4.2kWp ungonga phakathi kwe-£165 kunye ne-£405 ngonyaka.
• Iindleko zakho zamandla ziya kuncipha ngeephaneli zelanga.

Kutheni sifanele sisebenzise amandla elanga?

Amandla esolaiyanda ukuthandwa e-UK kwaye iya ifikeleleka kwaye kulula ukuyenza kunangaphambili.

Abantu abafana nani bafuna ezinye iindlela zokusebenzisa amandla ngendlela ekrelekrele ngemithombo yamandla avuselelekayo enceda ekukhuseleni okusingqongileyo.

Iingenelo zamandla elanga

1. Ingahlaziywa

Amandla elanga ngomnye wemithombo esebenzayo yamandla avuselelekayo ngenxa yobungakanani belanga obunokuthenjwa obufunyanwa lihlabathi. Iitekhnoloji ezikhulayo eziqhubekayo ziya kuqhubeka nokusebenzisa lo mthombo ngeendlela ezingcono, ezilula nezingabizi kakhulu ezenza amandla elanga abe ngumthombo wamandla avuselelekayo okhula ngokukhawuleza.

2. Ukucoca

Umlinganiselo wekhabhoni weepaneli ze-solar PV (photovoltaic) sele uncinci kakhulu, kwaye njengoko izinto ezisetyenziswa kuzo ziphinda zisetyenziswe, uyaqhubeka nokuncipha.

3. Gcina imali

Iindleko zakho zombane zinokwehla kakhulu ngenxa yamandla owavelisayo nowasebenzisayo, kwaye ungathengi kumthengisi wakho.

4. Akukho mvume ifunekayo

Njengoko iiphaneli zelanga zithathwa 'njengezophuhliso oluvunyelweyo', awudingi mvume yokuzifaka eluphahleni lwakho. Kukho imida embalwa ekufuneka uyikhumbule ngaphambi kokuba uyifake.

5. Ukugcinwa okuphantsi

Nje ukuba zifakwe, iiphaneli zelanga azifuni kulungiswa kangako. Zihlala zifakelwa kwi-engile evumela imvula ukuba ihambe ngokukhululekileyo, ihlambe uthuli nothuli. Ukuba nje uzigcina zingathintelwa luthuli, iiphaneli zelanga zingahlala iminyaka engaphezu kwama-25 ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa kakhulu kukusebenza kakuhle.

6. Ukuzimela

Ukutyala imali kwinkqubo yamandla elanga kukwenza ungaxhomekeki kakhulu kwiGrid yeSizwe ukuze ufumane umbane. Njengomvelisi wamandla, unganandipha umbane ongabizi kakhulu imini yonke. Kwaye ukuba utyala imali kwindawo yokugcina iibhetri, ungaqhubeka nokusebenzisa amandla elanga emva kokuba ilanga litshonile.

7. Isebenza kakuhle

Uza kuba negalelo kwindlela esebenza kakuhle yokuvelisa amandla. Ukuhambisa amandla avela kwizityalo zamandla kwiinethiwekhi ezinkulu ukuya ekhayeni lakho ngokungenakuphepheka kubangela ukulahleka kwamandla. Xa amandla akho ephuma ngqo eluphahleni lwakho, ilahleko iyancitshiswa, ngoko ke amandla amancinci ayachithwa.

8. Sebenzisa amandla owavelileyo emva kobumnyama

Tyala imali kwindawo yokugcina ibhetri yelanga yasekhaya kwaye ungasebenzisa umbane wakho imini nobusuku.

9. Ixabiso lepropathi

Iiphaneli zelanga ngokubanzi zilutyalo-mali oluhle ekhayeni lakho. Iindlela ezikhoyo kwimarike yamandla zithetha ukuba ikhaya elineephaneli zelanga (ukuba lithengiswa ngokufanelekileyo ligxile ekongeni ipetroli kunye neentlawulo zerhafu) linokuba nexabiso eliphezulu kwixesha elizayo kunelingenazo.