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Commercial solar for retail & shopping centres
Your doors are open when the sun is up. Solar cuts your costs through every trading hour.
The opportunity
Solar built around your sector
Retail runs on power: lighting, air conditioning, refrigeration and point-of-sale all draw steadily through trading hours.
Because those hours line up almost perfectly with peak sunshine, solar offsets your costs exactly when you are busiest, and on the hot days when the air-con works hardest.
At a glance
- 30-250 kW
- Typical system
- Trading hours
- Best fit
- HVAC & lighting
- Big driver
How retail uses power
Why your load profile suits solar
Lighting and climate control dominate the load, with refrigeration adding to it in grocery, food and convenience formats.
Trading hours track daylight, so a retail rooftop system self-consumes a high share of what it generates. For centres with multiple tenancies, solar can also support a more attractive, lower-outgoings offering.
The benefits
What solar does for your business
Save through trading hours
Solar offsets lighting, HVAC and refrigeration exactly when your doors are open and your bill is highest.
Beat the summer peak
Air-conditioning load spikes on hot, sunny days, the same days your panels produce the most power.
Lower outgoings
For centre owners, reduced common-area energy costs make tenancies more attractive and competitive.
A visible green credential
Customers and tenants increasingly value sustainability. Rooftop solar is a credible, visible commitment.
How we design it
The details we get right for you
Tenancy and metering
For multi-tenant sites we work through metering and how the solar benefit is shared, so the arrangement is clear and fair.
Trading-hours install
We schedule works to avoid disrupting trade, doing the bulk of the install outside your busiest periods.
Refrigeration loads
Where food retail adds heavy refrigeration, we factor it into the sizing and consider storage where it stacks up.
Good to know
Retail solar questions
Does solar suit a small shop or a large centre?+
Both. We scale the system to your roof and load, from a single storefront to a multi-tenant shopping centre, and model the savings for your specific site.
Who benefits from solar in a leased centre?+
It depends on the metering and lease structure. We work through how the solar benefit flows to common areas or tenancies so the arrangement is clear before you commit.
Will the install interrupt trading?+
We plan around your trading hours and do the bulk of the work outside peak periods, so disruption to customers and staff is kept to a minimum.
How quickly does retail solar pay back?+
Because trading hours align so well with solar output, paybacks are typically strong, often within a few years. We model the exact figures for your site.
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