Cape Town homeowners with solar can offset their entire municipal bill (electricity, water, waste removal) by feeding excess power back to the grid. But only once your system is registered. We handle the application. Bill credits offset your account; cash is paid only if a credit remains after all municipal charges.
"Most Cape Town solar systems are done correctly.
The solar paperwork almost never is."
Your installer's job was the panels and the inverter. The City of Cape Town's solar registration — e-Services submission, ECSA professional sign-off, grid connection approval — is a separate process that most homeowners discover only when they try to export, or when they sell. Without it, your exported power earns nothing. We handle it so you don't learn that the hard way.
We review your system specifications, existing documentation, and grid connection to confirm solar export eligibility before any paperwork begins. No surprises.
We prepare and submit your complete application via the City of Cape Town's e-Services portal — including all required technical documents and ECSA professional sign-off.
We track your application status, respond to any City queries, and confirm when your system is cleared for export. You receive notification when credits begin appearing on your municipal account — offsetting electricity, water, and solid waste charges. If your account runs into credit after all municipal charges, the City will refund the balance.
| City of Cape Town residential feed-in rate | R1.26 / kWh |
| — base feed-in tariff (excl. VAT) | R1.0123 / kWh |
| — SSEG incentive, until 30 Jun 2026 (excl. VAT) | R0.25 / kWh |
| Est. monthly export, 10kW system | ~550 kWh |
| Est. monthly bill credit | ~R690 |
| City AMI feed-in meter (once-off, your cost) | ~R6,043 incl. VAT |
| WattButler flat fee (once-off) | R3,500 |
| Payback (fee + meter) | ~14 months |
Feed-in rate comprises the City's residential SSEG feed-in tariff (R1.0123/kWh) plus a temporary 25c/kWh incentive applicable until 30 June 2026 and reviewed annually by Council. After this date the combined rate may change.
Figures exclude VAT (residential customers are not VAT vendors). Credits offset your municipal account; cash is paid only on any balance remaining after all municipal charges. Export volumes vary by system, orientation and consumption. Meter cost is the City's published single-phase AMI feed-in meter charge; a street-boundary meter box (and, where applicable, conversion of an overhead supply to underground cable) may add further once-off cost.