"Fun" fact: the mentioned combination of solar and battery is something many South Africans already have - but more out of necessity to mitigate the frequent br

"Fun" fact: the mentioned combination of solar and battery is something many South Africans already have - but more out of necessity to mitigate the frequent brownouts. The more radical ones even use this to go off the grid, and avoid paying anything to their failing power utility. (see e.g. https://theconversation.com/south-africans-are-opting-to-go-off-grid-how-theyre-being-helped-and-hindered-in-their-efforts-220854 https://theconversation.com/south-africans-are-opting-to-go-...)