Konekt Me provides shared solar and battery backup systems for multi-unit residential and student buildings, letting tenants access clean backup power through a monthly subscription without installing bulky in-unit batteries. The offering combines a landlord-installed IoT control device that prevents overloads and unauthorized heavy-load usage with a mobile app for tracking live electricity use and remotely controlling appliances. The service is designed to protect occupancy for landlords while helping tenants save on food costs and stay connected during load-shedding.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Clean Technology
- Energy
- Financial Technology
- Hardware
- Internet of Things
- Property Technology
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Problem
Multi-unit residential and student buildings in South Africa face frequent power cuts, yet individual solar and battery solutions are too expensive and take up too much space per unit. Landlords struggle to offer backup power affordably while preventing individual tenants from overloading shared systems or cheating usage limits, which can cut off power for everyone.
Solution
Konekt Me designs and installs shared solar and battery power systems for multi-family buildings and enables access through a monthly subscription. A proprietary IoT electronic control device is configured in each apartment to monitor and cap electricity draw, automatically preventing heavy-load appliances from running on backup power and disrupting other tenants. Tenants use a mobile app to subscribe, track live electricity consumption, and switch appliances on or off remotely from anywhere. Landlords benefit from a "loadshedding-proof" property that supports tenant retention and occupancy, while tenants gain reliable power for food preservation, safety, and staying connected to work and school.
Target Audience
Primary customers are landlords and property developers of multi-family residential and student housing in South Africa who want to offer reliable backup power to attract and retain tenants.
Features
- IoT electronic control device installed per apartment to detect and stop heavy-load appliances during backup power, preventing system overloads and tampering
- Mobile app for tenant subscription management, live electricity-use tracking, and remote on/off control of appliances
- Shared solar and battery infrastructure designed for multi-unit buildings, avoiding the space and cost burden of per-unit battery systems
- Configurable per-unit power limits to enforce fair usage and prevent cheating across tenants
- Human-centered design process with iterative prototyping for South African multi-family housing conditions