Business & commercial
Solar for farms: irrigation, dairies and cold storage
How solar and batteries suit pumping, milking and cold rooms, what finance and incentives exist, and what to sort out first on a rural property.
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Guides to solar, batteries and hot water
Plain-English explainers to help you compare retailers and quotes.
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Solar and batteries for strata and apartment buildings
How owners corporations can add solar or a battery to common property, what NSW and Victoria offer, and the questions to put to your committee.
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Solar and tax for business: depreciation, the $20,000 write-off and GST
How the $20,000 instant asset write-off, the small business pool and depreciation apply to commercial solar, and what to ask your accountant.
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Connecting commercial solar to the grid: approvals and export limits
How commercial solar gets approved by your electricity network: kVA vs kW, export limits, zero export, protection, fees and why approval comes before install.
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STCs, LGCs and REGOs: which certificates your business solar creates
Which certificate your commercial solar earns depends on size and install date. STCs, LGCs and REGOs explained in plain English, with a decision table.
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How to choose a commercial solar installer and compare quotes
What to check on a commercial solar installer, how to write one brief for three quotes, and what every quote should state so you can compare them fairly.
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Paying for business solar: cash, loans, leases and solar PPAs
How to pay for commercial solar: cash, hire purchase, chattel mortgage, lease or solar PPA. What each means, who owns the system, and what to ask a provider.
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Demand charges explained: how solar and batteries cut a business power bill
What a demand charge is, why solar alone often does not reduce it, and when a battery can. How to read your bill and your meter data first.
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Batteries for business: rebates, sizing and when they pay off
How the federal battery discount and NSW business battery discount work for businesses, how to size a battery from interval data, and when one pays off.
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Victoria’s commercial solar incentive (VEU activity 47, 30–200 kW)
How Victoria’s commercial solar incentive works: who qualifies, how certificates are worked out, how it stacks with STCs and what an accredited person does.
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Is commercial solar worth it? Payback, ROI and what changes them
How to tell if solar pays off for your business: self-consumption, worked payback examples, NPV and IRR in plain English, and when it is not worth it.
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Commercial solar cost in Australia (2026): prices from 10 kW to 1 MW
What commercial solar costs in Australia in 2026, from 10 kW to 100 kW, what the price leaves out, and what drives the cost of systems up to 1 MW.