This paper which was presented at the AMEU Conference 2019 explores the impact of some of the approved municipal SSEG tariffs on municipal revenue and customer ‘business case’ and outlines key tariff elements to balance access and cost recovery, until such time as detailed costing studies provide specific tariff building blocks (SEA, 2019).

The spreadsheet model evaluates the impact on municipal revenue and household electricity costs if a low/mid-income household invests in a grid-tied rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system. The model compares household electricity costs for two scenarios called ‘Without SSEG’ (without a rooftop PV system, i.e. the default) and ‘With SSEG’ (with a rooftop PV system) (Conway and

A summary of all of the documents included in the AMEU-SALGA Resource Pack, including policies, applications forms, commissioning reports, tariff and metering guides etc (AMEU-SALGA, 2019).

Report to be completed on decommissioning of an SSEG system (necessary before a municipality removes the customer from the SSEG tariff)

A table comparing different power system simulation software characteristics. Compiled by the CSIR (CSIR, 2019).

Presentation on the SSEG system at Sustainable Energy Africa’s office building, going over basic sizing calculation and procurement issues (Tanaka Shumba, 2019).

Presentation on solar PV inspections, commissioning and sign-off (Faure van Schalkwyk, 2019).

A spreadsheet template for recording all SSEG on municipal networks, including generator characteristics, customer details, and location on network. This is a generic template that may be used by any municipality.

A presentation on smart prepayment metering solutions for PV/SSEG (Dave Tarr, 2019).

Summarises the principles for setting SSEG tariff, with a focus on solar PV, and discusses revenue impact and customer business case considerations. Case studies are presented and broad guidelines given for tariff setting (Sustainable Energy Africa, 2019).