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Avoiding load shedding and reducing

electricity costs

SolarEdge Home inverters, Power Optimisers, battery and energy management systems
optimise energy production from the sun, provide power during outages, offering homeowners
energy independence and control of their energy bills

olarEdge Technologies, a global leader in smart energy South Africans’ need for electricity is growing, which translates to
technology, announced today the launch of SolarEdge Home increased energy prices. SolarEdge Home provides an innovative
Sin South Africa – a smart energy ecosystem that allows backup solution and a smart solar offering that can reduce the
homeowners to maximise solar energy production and battery homeowner’s electricity bills, while powering their lives in a clean
storage, overcome load shedding events and reduce electricity renewable way.”
costs. It features a complete suite of smart energy products to suit
different homeowner needs, all working together seamlessly and For more information on how SolarEdge Home can
managed by the mySolarEdge app. help homeowners in South Africa take advantage of
SolarEdge Home is comprised of the SolarEdge Home record- smart energy living, please click here and
breaking, 99% energy efficient inverter, SolarEdge power optimisers watch a short video here.
that connect to each panel, a SolarEdge home battery, backup
interface, smart energy devices such as the SolarEdge EV charger, About SolarEdge Technologies Inc.
hot water controller and smart switches, and an operating system SolarEdge is a global leader in smart energy technology. By
which synchronises and manages the system devices. Developed leveraging world-class engineering capabilities and with a
to harvest more energy from the sun, the DC-coupled solution relentless focus on innovation, SolarEdge creates smart energy
optimises energy use by operating loads directly from the sun, solutions that power our lives and drive future progress. SolarEdge
storing excess energy and providing real-time recommendations developed an intelligent inverter solution that changed the way
adapted to changing energy needs. power is harvested and managed in photovoltaic (PV) systems.
SolarEdge Home system is simple to install and maintain. The SolarEdge DC optimised inverter seeks to maximise power
The different devices connect through the proprietary SolarEdge generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV
Home Network, eliminating the need to run communication cables system. Continuing to advance smart energy, SolarEdge addresses a
between the system components, and all system parts benefit from broad range of energy market segments through its PV, storage, EV
SolarEdge service and warranty. charging, batteries, electric vehicle powertrains and grid services
“Living with load shedding has become a daily reality in the solutions.
lives of South Africans, making it almost impossible to function
without a backup solution,” said Daniel Huber, SolarEdge’s General Contact Lily Salkin, SolarEdge, Lily.salkin@solaredge.com,
Manager and VP of APAC, LATAM & MEA. “At the same time, solaredge.com

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