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Most businesses ask "how much does solar cost?"The better question is: how fast does it pay for itself?Here is how to ca...
14/07/2026

Most businesses ask "how much does solar cost?"

The better question is: how fast does it pay for itself?

Here is how to calculate it — no spreadsheet needed.

Say your business spends Ksh 30,000 a month on electricity. A properly sized solar system cuts that bill by 80%, saving you Ksh 24,000 every month.

If the system costs Ksh 600,000 installed, your simple payback period is:

600,000 ÷ 24,000 = 25 months

Just over 2 years. After that, every month is money back in the business — for the next 20+ years the panels are running.

The variables that move that number:
— Your current monthly bill (higher bills = faster payback)
— The size and quality of the system installed
— Whether you add battery backup or stay grid-tied

This is why a proper energy audit matters before any quote. The numbers have to be yours, not a guess.

Want to know your business's actual payback period? Deevabits Green Energy will size the system and run the numbers for you — no obligation.

Your electricity bill is not a fixed cost.Most business owners treat it like rent — something you just pay every month a...
02/07/2026

Your electricity bill is not a fixed cost.

Most business owners treat it like rent — something you just pay every month and accept. But unlike rent, your power bill is one of the few big expenses you can actually shrink permanently.

Commercial and industrial solar works the same way it does for homes, just at a higher scale. A factory running heavy machinery, a school with full classrooms, a supermarket keeping fridges cold 24 hours — these are exactly the setups where solar pays back fastest, because the energy consumption is consistent and large.

The logic is simple:

1. You use a lot of power during the day.
2. Solar produces a lot of power during the day.
3. That overlap is where you stop buying from the grid and start using what you generate.

For many businesses, that overlap covers 40 to 70 percent of daily consumption. The bill does not disappear, but it becomes a fraction of what it was — and the system that causes that reduction is already paid off within a few years.

If you run a business, school, farm, or institution and you have never had your energy use assessed, that is the first practical step. An energy audit shows you exactly where your consumption sits and what a solar installation would realistically offset.

That number might surprise you.

Reach us on 0774 750 000 to book a free energy assessment for your premises.

Your electricity bill is not a fixed cost.For most businesses, schools and farms, it just feels that way — because nobod...
24/06/2026

Your electricity bill is not a fixed cost.

For most businesses, schools and farms, it just feels that way — because nobody has sat down and shown them what solar actually does to the numbers.

Here is the reality:

Commercial and industrial solar systems typically pay back faster than home installations. Why? Because businesses consume power during the day — exactly when solar produces the most. Every unit generated goes straight to work, not into a battery waiting for the evening news.

A school running computers, fans and a canteen from 7 am to 5 pm. A factory with a consistent daytime load. A farm pumping water in the afternoon heat. These are near-perfect solar use cases.

The monthly bill does not disappear overnight, but it shrinks — predictably, measurably, month after month. That is not a promise. That is how the physics works.

If your business is spending serious money on KPLC bills or diesel backup every month, the honest question is not "can we afford solar?"

It is "how much longer can we afford not to know our numbers?"

Talk to Deevabits Green Energy. We size the system, show you the projected savings, and let the figures speak.

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