Commercial solar, priced against your load profile
A business roof is a large asset doing nothing. Commercial solar turns it into the cheapest supply on your bill, with rebates up to $50,000 depending on system size.
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Commercial solar works differently to residential
A house exports most of its generation because nobody is home during the day. A business uses power exactly when the sun is up, which is the best possible case for solar.
That changes the economics. Self-consumption is high, so more of what you generate offsets power you would have paid full rate for.
What businesses typically save
| System size | Annual savings |
|---|---|
| Smaller commercial | $8k–$20k/year |
| Mid-size commercial | $20k–$40k/year |
| Large commercial | $40k–$80k/year |
| Industrial scale | $80k–$200k/year |
Solar is usually not the first thing we recommend
If your lighting is still metal halide or fluorescent, an LED upgrade normally pays back faster than solar does and cuts the load you need to generate for.
Same with old refrigeration or compressed air. Reducing consumption is cheaper per kilowatt hour than generating it.
So we look at the whole site and tell you the order that makes you the most money, even when that means selling you less solar.
- Your load profile across the working day
- Roof structure and available area
- Lighting and equipment efficiency first
- Rebate eligibility up to $50,000
Book a commercial site assessment
We look at your interval data and your roof, then come back with a sequence and a payback figure.
Still have questions?
Up to $50,000 is available depending on system size. Eligibility depends on your business, your site and the system specified. We confirm the figure as part of the assessment.
Rooftop work is done from above and staged around your operation. Switchboard tie-in needs a short outage, which we schedule when it suits you.
Not necessarily, but you will need the landlord's consent. We have done this on leased premises plenty of times and can help with the request.
Worth it where you have demand charges or need continuity. For a standard weekday load profile, solar alone often stacks up better. We will tell you which applies.
Against your interval data and your roof area, aiming to maximise self-consumption rather than export.
Who we answer to
Elite is an approved seller under the New Energy Tech Consumer Code and an accredited Solar Victoria retailer.
