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Solar for business

Commercial solar that pays for itself in daylight hours

If your business runs through the day, you are buying most of your electricity at exactly the hours a solar system produces it. That is what makes commercial solar different from residential: the power mostly gets used on site the moment it is made, offsetting purchases at your full commercial rate rather than being exported for a small feed in credit.

We design commercial systems from your actual interval data, size them to your daytime load, and manage the whole job locally with one company accountable from design to aftercare. Talk it through on 0420 141 078.

  • 12+ years local
  • Locally owned and operated
  • CEC accredited, Lic 41424BC
Drone photo of a large commercial solar array installed across the Media Booth building roof
Why it stacks up

Three ways solar cuts a commercial power bill

Daytime load matching

Cafes, offices, workshops, cold rooms and retail all draw hardest between 9am and 4pm, which is when the panels produce. A system sized to that load means most of its output is consumed on site at your full purchase rate, which is where the payback comes from.

Demand reduction

Many commercial tariffs charge for your peak demand, not just the energy you use. Generating on site through the working day can shave the daytime peaks that set those charges. We review your tariff and interval data as part of the design so the numbers are yours, not a brochure’s.

Roof space that earns

Commercial roofs suit larger, higher output panels. AIKO’s COMET range spans 590 W to 690 W per panel, and Trina builds a large format Vertex S+ it calls the golden size for commercial and industrial roofs, so a shed or warehouse roof can carry serious capacity.

Built like infrastructure

Commercial hardware, installed properly

A commercial system is plant, and we treat it that way. Panel choices come from the same three manufacturers we trust on homes, in their commercial formats with 30 year performance warranties: see how AIKO, Phono Solar and Trina Solar compare on our brand comparison page. Inverter plant is specified for the site and the tariff, monitoring is set up so you can see production and consumption from your desk, and the switchboard and metering work is handled under our own licence, 41424BC.

Thinking about storage as well? Battery systems can extend daytime solar into the evening shift and provide backup for critical circuits. Start with our battery overview and we will model whether storage earns its place in your payback.

Sigenergy commercial battery stack installed at a Northern Rivers factory, beside an EV charger
How it runs

From interval data to switch on

1 Site and data review

We look at your roof, switchboard and twelve months of interval data from your retailer.

2 Design and modelling

System sized to your daytime load and tariff, with a fixed quote and realistic payback figures.

3 Approvals

We manage network approval and connection paperwork with your electricity distributor.

4 Install

Our team installs around your trading hours, keeping disruption to a minimum.

5 Monitoring and support

Monitoring on your desk and phone, and a local team on the end of the line for the life of the system.

Local, accountable

Dealing with the owner, not a sales team

Tom Sexton has been a Byron local for more than 25 years and quotes commercial work himself. You deal with the person responsible for the result, backed by 100+ five star reviews and more than twelve years of installs across the Northern Rivers, from Byron Bay to Armidale.

12+
years local
100+
five star reviews
5 yr
installation warranty
690W
top commercial panel we install

Specifications per manufacturer datasheets, July 2026. Subject to change.

Common questions

Commercial solar questions, answered honestly

What size commercial solar system does my business need?
We size from your interval meter data, not your roof area. The right system covers as much of your daytime load as possible without heavy export, because power you use on site is worth far more than power you sell back. Send us a recent bill and we model your usage profile before quoting a single panel.
What rebates apply to commercial solar?
Systems under 100kW earn small scale technology certificates (STCs), the same upfront incentive residential systems get, and it is claimed in your quote as a visible discount. Larger systems earn large scale generation certificates (LGCs) over time instead. We confirm which applies to your site and show the incentive as its own line in the quote.
Will installation disrupt our trading hours?
Most of the work happens on the roof and does not touch your power. The switchover to connect the system is the only planned interruption, and we schedule it around your operating hours. We install on working commercial sites regularly, including the occupied office building and factory shown on this page.
Is battery storage worth it for a business?
It depends on how much of your load falls outside daylight hours and what your network charges look like. For daytime heavy businesses, panels alone usually come first. Where evening operation, demand charges or blackout protection matter, commercial storage like the Sigenergy stack we installed at a local factory changes the numbers. We model it both ways so you can see the difference before spending anything.
Free assessment, no pressure

Find out what your roof is worth

Send us a recent bill and we will tell you honestly whether solar stacks up for your business.

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Tell us what you are after and we will come back to you within one business day with real numbers for your property. Prefer to talk? Call 0420 141 078.

  • 12+ years local
  • Locally owned and operated
  • Lic 41424BC
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