Sign-up offer
Make the switch. Start saving.
Sign up for a Stage Zero solar or backup system through Vox and your first two months of rental are on us.
Savings from day one
Your rental replaces part of your municipal bill rather than adding to it.
No installation cost
Design, installation and certificate of compliance are included in the rental.
Support around the clock
Monitoring and a support team available 24/7, every day of the year.
Month-to-month rental
No long-term lock-in. Three months’ notice is all that is needed to cancel.
Keep the lights on
The grid goes down.
Your home doesn’t.
When municipal supply fails, the battery takes over automatically. Lights, Wi-Fi, TV and the fridge keep running, and the changeover is quick enough that you barely notice it.
- Automatic switchover, no manual changeover switch
- Panels recharge the battery through the day, so back-to-back outages are covered
- NRS-compliant controller, remotely adjusted by Stage Zero if you would rather not
How solar rental works
Five steps from enquiry to a lower bill.
Stage Zero handles the design, the paperwork and the installation. You choose the system and then watch the savings.
1
Discover and confirm
Answer a few questions about your home and usage to find the right system size.
2
Sign and verify
Sign the agreement online and pass a standard credit check.
3
Compliance and admin
Grid-tie application, solar PV registration and COC are arranged for you.
4
Installation
A Stage Zero team installs the system, signed off by a registered engineer.
5
Track your savings
Follow your production, usage and cash savings in the app.
Savings example
How you save money with solar rental.
An illustrative household on a R3 500 monthly municipal bill, moving to a solar and backup rental.
This household saves
on their electricity bill with Stage Zero, rented through Vox.
R1 578
pm
on their electricity bill with Stage Zero, rented through Vox.
Before switching, they relied on the grid for 100% of their electricity, spending R3 500 per month.
With solar, they now generate 76.5% of their energy from the roof. Their electricity bill is now R823 per month.
Net monthly saving
R1 578pm
Even with the rental included, they spend less every month than they did on the municipal bill alone.
Want to see how much you can save?
Answer a few questions about your home and usage, and a Vox consultant will size the right system and model your saving.
Illustrative figures based on a Stage Zero solar and backup rental. Your own saving depends on your usage, roof orientation, system size and municipal tariff. A Vox consultant will size the system and model the numbers for your home before you sign anything.
System options
Three ways in, depending on what you want to solve.
Cut your bill, cover outages, or do both. Every option is a month-to-month rental with installation, maintenance and monitoring included.
Savings
Solar only
Panels feed your home through the day and surplus power goes back to the grid, so you buy less from the municipality.
- Lower daytime consumption
- Feed-in where your municipality allows it
- Best for homes with good roof space
Backup
Battery only
An inverter and battery keep your essential circuits running when the grid drops, without changing how you buy electricity.
- Cover for load shedding and faults
- Fixed or portable options
- Add panels later
Backup and solar
The full system
Panels, inverter and battery together: daytime savings, stored power for the evening and cover when the grid fails.
- Savings and outage cover in one
- 5kW output with 5kWh or 10kWh storage
- Scale up as your needs grow
What’s included
Rental covers the whole system, for its whole life.
Stage Zero owns the equipment and stays responsible for it, which is what keeps the upfront cost at zero.
Design and installation
System layout by a registered engineer, installed by a Stage Zero team.
Compliance
Electrical COC, solar PV registration and the grid-tie application.
Maintenance and repairs
Servicing and replacement parts for as long as you rent.
Monitoring
Built-in Wi-Fi, sensors and a GPS tracker, watched from Stage Zero’s side.
Insurance of the system
The equipment stays Stage Zero’s asset and stays covered.
App and portal
Track production, usage and savings, and chat to support.
Locally built hardware
Inverter and battery units assembled in Cape Town.
Vox billing
Your solar rental appears on the Vox account you already have.
Savings guarantee
If you don’t save, you can
cancel penalty-free.
Stage Zero sizes the system against your actual usage and commits to the saving in writing. If the system does not deliver what was promised, you can walk away without a cancellation penalty.
Who it’s for
Renting or owning, home or small premises.
You want a smaller bill
Your municipal account has climbed year on year and you would rather spend that money on your own generation.
You can’t face another outage
Load shedding or local faults interrupt work, school and the fridge, and a generator is not the answer.
You don’t want to buy a system
A full installation runs into six figures. Renting removes the capital cost and the maintenance risk.
You work from home
Pair the system with Vox fibre so your connection and your power stay up together.
Questions
Solar rental, answered.
Stage Zero owns the equipment and stays responsible for it, which is what keeps the upfront cost at zero.
Ready to switch
Start saving, without spending a cent upfront.
Request a call back and a Vox consultant will size the right Stage Zero system for your home, model your saving and set up your two free months.
Ts and Cs apply. Free months will be credited after successful activation of your Stage Zero service.
Solar and backup power is supplied and installed by Stage Zero, an independent power
provider, and sold through Vox as an authorised reseller.
