{"id":731997,"date":"2023-11-17T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=731997"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:54:11","slug":"hohm-solar-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/731997\/hohm-solar-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Hohm Solar &#8211; the gift that keeps on giving!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hohm Energy, South Africa&#8217;s first ClimateTech solar marketplace, has turned the stereotypical \u2018Festive Season Commercial\u2019 on its head by launching a social video campaign to deliver on its mission to accelerate the adoption of rooftop solar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hohmenergy.co.za\/?utm_source=Earned-media&amp;utm_medium=Earned-media&amp;utm_campaign=Festive-ad-Hohm-press-release&amp;utm_content=article\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to sign up with Hohm Energy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xKz9wasy_Ns?si=dSt_drxY7d2rp5Ow\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gaylortips\/status\/1724355024464073155?s=46&amp;t=ui3lQ3oGcLLveABdstDHeQ\" target=\"_blank\">Montmasson-Clair<\/a><\/strong>, by September this year, SA imports of solar panels reached R18bn; more than 4.5GW of capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>37,000+ South Africans have already made use of the Hohm Energy \u2018Solar as a Service\u2019 (SaaS) platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim Ohlsen, the CEO of Hohm Energy, is dedicated to revolutionising the often challenging and complex process homeowners face when acquiring solar energy systems. His team has crafted a cutting-edge, technology-led aggregator platform that effortlessly links homeowners with trusted solar installers, while also providing structured solar financing solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ohlsen adds, &#8220;We&#8217;ve created more than 17,500 personalised solar proposals valued at R3.6 billion utilising our proprietary solar engineering designed software. Additionally, we&#8217;ve facilitated over R1.6 billion in finance applications, which were initiated by Hohm Energy and directed to our retail banking partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hohmenergy.co.za\/?utm_source=Earned-media&amp;utm_medium=Earned-media&amp;utm_campaign=Festive-ad-Hohm-press-release&amp;utm_content=article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hohmenergy.co.za<\/a> key metrics:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>37,000+ users on the platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generated 17,500+ matches between customers and installers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resulted in R3.6bn worth of personalised solar proposals &#8211; 114 Megawatts of solar supply<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attracted R1.6bn worth of finance applications &#8211; equivalent to 85+ Megawatts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Onboarded 55 active and vetted installers across SA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matched customers with solar solutions ranging from R48K to R980k &#8211; a solar solution for every consumer (average value R205K)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides access to the most affordable solar subscriptions available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ohlsen sums up, &#8220;Hohm Energy simplifies the journey for customers, making it easy to obtain credit and afford a solar system with minimal effort. By forging partnerships with four of the top five retail banks in South Africa, we&#8217;re not only streamlining the process but also fundamentally reshaping the nation&#8217;s energy infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hohm Energy has designed over 17,500 personalised solar proposals worth R3.6bn, using its proprietary solar engineering design software tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":732005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14535,10459],"tags":[16820],"class_list":["post-731997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-friday","category-industry-news","tag-hohm-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731997"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":732009,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731997\/revisions\/732009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}