Commercial solar for buildings that use power in daylight
Offices, shops, workshops and warehouses use most of their power between eight and five, which is when panels produce. That match is why solar pays back well for businesses. We design from your utility bills and load profile.
Worth a call if
- Most of your use is during the day
- You have a large, unshaded roof
- Downtime costs you stock, sales or data
- You want predictable energy costs
Read the bills first
Twelve months of electricity accounts tell us your consumption, demand charges and time-of-use pattern. Where a meter does not give enough detail, we can log the load for a week before we size anything.
Grid-tied, hybrid or backup only
If power cuts are not your main problem, a grid-tied system without batteries gives the lowest cost per kilowatt-hour saved. If you need tills, servers, cold rooms or security to stay on, we add batteries for those circuits only, so you do not pay to back up the whole building.
Roof and structure
Large IBR and Klip-Lok roofs suit solar well, but older roofs need checking for sheet condition and purlin spacing. If a structural engineer’s sign-off is needed, we arrange it before installation.
Tax and finance
Businesses can usually claim a tax allowance for renewable-energy assets under section 12B of the Income Tax Act. The rules and rates change, so we give your accountant the asset details and leave the tax advice to them.
What we deliver on a business install
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Load profile and bill review
Your consumption pattern mapped against expected solar production.
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Design with yield estimate
Panel layout, inverter sizing and a monthly production estimate.
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Structural and municipal paperwork
Engineer sign-off where needed, SSEG application and CoC.
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Phased installation
Work scheduled around trading hours, with planned shut-downs agreed in advance.
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Monitoring access
Production and consumption visible to whoever manages the building.
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Maintenance schedule
Cleaning and inspection intervals set for your site’s dust and bird exposure.
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Questions people ask us
Can you install without shutting down the business?
Mostly. Roof work and panel mounting happen while you trade. The tie-in to the distribution board needs a short planned shut-down, which we schedule after hours or on a weekend.
Can we export power back to the grid?
That depends on your municipality’s feed-in rules and tariff. Some allow export with a bi-directional meter, some do not. We design with or without export depending on what your municipality allows.
Who owns the system on a lease or rental property?
That is between you and the landlord. We can quote for either party and give the landlord the documentation they will want for the building file.
Request a quote
Send the basics and we reply to arrange a site visit or a quote. A photo of your DB board and a recent electricity bill help us prepare, and you can attach them to the email this form opens.