Energy Solutions for Businesses in Ethiopia.

How much Electricity do I need to run my Business?

Frequently Asked Questions.

How much electricity do you need to run your business(es)?  Businesses are divided into categories. Each category has similar energy consumption patterns.  The best way to supply solar electricity to your business is to create an ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.  This program will reduce your energy costs, save you money and is very clean.

Step 1.

Step 1.  
The amount of solar electricity you need depends on how many people live in your house, what appliances they use. We can divide the electricity-consuming appliances in your house into six loads:

LOAD 1. – Lights (Living room, kitchen, bedroom, hallways, outside lights)
LOAD 2. – The Living Room – TV, Satellite Dish, Computers, Phones, Radios.
LOAD 3. – The Kitchen Appliances — Fridges, Freezers, Coffee makers, Juicers
LOAD 4. – Washing and Cleaning – Dish Washers, Washing Machines, Dryers
LOAD 5. – Air Conditioning, Cooling; If cold: Heating Rooms
LOAD 6.- Water Heating for showers, kitchen, laundry.

Choose your category

• Banking/financial services
• Education
• Entertainment/public assembly
• Food sales and service
• Healthcare
• Lodging/residential
• Manufacturing/industrial
• Mixed use
• Office
• Parking
• Public services
• Religious worship
• Retail
• Technology/science
• Services
• Utility
• Warehouse/storage
• Other (select this option if your property doesn’t fit into any of the categories above – read more)

Banking/financial services

• Bank Branch
• Financial Office

Education

• Adult Education
• College/University
• K-12 School
• Pre-school/Daycare
• Vocational School
• Other – Education

Entertainment/public assembly

• Aquarium
• Bar/Nightclub
• Bowling Alley
• Casino
• Convention Center
• Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym
• Ice/Curling Rink
• Indoor Arena
• Movie Theater
• Museum
• Performing Arts
• Race Track
• Roller Rink
• Social/Meeting Hall
• Stadium (Closed)
• Stadium (Open)
• Swimming Pool
• Zoo
• Other – Entertainment/Public Assembly
• Other – Recreation
• Other – Stadium

Food sales and service

• Bar/Nightclub
• Convenience Store with Gas Station
• Convenience Store without Gas Station
• Fast Food Restaurant
• Food Sales
• Food Service
• Restaurant
• Supermarket/Grocery Store
• Wholesale Club/Supercenter
• Other – Restaurant/Bar

Healthcare

• Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)*
• Medical Office
• Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy
• Residential Care Facility
• Senior Care Community
• Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient
• Other – Specialty Hospital

Lodging/residential

• Barracks
• Hotel
• Multifamily Housing
• Prison/Incarceration
• Residence Hall/Dormitory
• Senior Care Community
• Single Family Home
• Other – Lodging/Residential

Manufacturing/industrial

• Manufacturing/Industrial Plant

Mixed use

• Mixed Use Property

Office

• Medical Office
• Office
• Veterinary Office
• Other – Office

Parking

• Parking

Public services

• Courthouse
• Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution
• Fire Station
• Library
• Mailing Center/Post Office
• Police Station
• Prison/Incarceration
• Social/Meeting Hall
• Transportation Terminal/Station
• Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Other – Public Service

Religious worship

• Worship Facility

Retail

• Automobile Dealership
• Convenience Store with Gas Station
• Convenience Store without Gas Station
• Enclosed Mall
• Lifestyle Center
• Retail Store
• Strip Mall
• Supermarket/Grocery Store
• Wholesale Club/Supercenter
• Other – Retail/Mall

Technology/science

• Data Center
• Laboratory
• Other – Technology/Science

Services

• Data Center
• Personal Services (Health/Beauty, Dry Cleaning, etc)
• Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc)
• Other – Services

Utility

• Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution
• Energy/Power Station
• Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Other – Utility

Warehouse/storage

• Self-Storage Facility
• Distribution Center
• Non-Refrigerated Warehouse
• Refrigerated Warehouse

Other

• Other – Education
• Other – Entertainment/Public Assembly
• Other – Recreation
• Other – Stadium
• Other – Restaurant/Bar
• Other – Specialty Hospital
• Other – Lodging/Residential
• Other – Office
• Other – Public Service
• Other – Retail/Mall
• Other – Technology/Science
• Other – Services
• Other – Utility
• Other – Other

Using the sun you can generate 100% of your electricity. You can use batteries to store the extra power generated during the day for night time use.  A more cost-effective solution is to combine SOLAR + BATTERY + GRID + GENSETS to generate electricity at the lowest cost possible.