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Buying tokens is as easy as pie
Buying prepaid electricity has become as easy as getting your phone out and pressing a few buttons. In the blink of an eye, you can recharge your “batteries” and enjoy reading at night. No hassle and no loss of time, without a need to plan ahead, it is no wonder prepaid electricity meters have gained interest within the South African population!
2. Monitor your consumption
First of all, with prepaid electricity meters, it has become very easy to track consumption on a monthly basis. The notion of becoming aware of one’s own usage is key here. Research has shown that energy awareness results in behavior changes which typically saves around 15% of your monthly energy consumption.
Secondly, unlike with a debit-order system, the consumer is the one deciding how much money he or she is going to spend on next month’s usage; you are in charge and you control the situation.
3. Manage all resources better
Using a prepaid meter thus allows you to save electricity, which in turn leads to saving money: you will never get an unexpected, exaggerated electricity bill! Therefore, one of the big advantages of prepaid electricity is that it enables you to manage your cash flow and allocate costs properly.
Saving electricity will also help with reduction of load shedding: even though it has declined over the past three months, it is still a huge problem in South Africa and the energy crisis is far from over. We all have a responsibility to reduce our consumptions!
Finally, saving electricity will also give you a warm fuzzy feeling, as you will be doing your bit as environmental conservationist, reducing the impact that energy consumption has on the environment and slowing down global warming.
You probably have your preferred reason for choosing prepaid electricity, but all of them should get people to think about it and change their behavior, both for their own interest, the country’s and the planet’s.