BUSINESS SOLAR CASE STUDIES

SOLAR IS A GREAT BUSINESS INVESTMENT

ZEN’s research shows that businesses which invest in solar regularly report the economic benefits it delivers. However, we also know that small business has little time to do the homework on the best options for them.

That’s why ZEN has collated 10 case studies of a range of Noosa businesses which have invested in solar. The case studies document the type of business, the system size, the payback period and the electricity savings for that business.

If you would like to go direct to watching some short videos about a range of local businesses switching to solar click here.

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Noosa Reds Tomatoes
Noosa Reds Tomatoes

Peter Seghers talks passionately about how sustainability is core to the operation of Noosa Reds vine-ripened tomatoes by no use of pesticides and reducing fossil fuel use with solar panels, solar hot water and an electric vehicle used for deliveries

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Bissell's Paint and Panels - 2020 upgrade
Bissell's Paint and Panels - 2020 upgrade

Bissell’s Paint and Panel installed 32kW of solar PV in their purpose built facility in 2016 and tripled the size of their PV system in March 2020 to further reduce electricity costs

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SALT Solar
SALT Solar

SALT Solar no longer pays any electricity bills. It receives monthly cash credits from their electricity retailer.

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Noosa Marina
Noosa Marina

Noosa Marina have installed 100kW of solar and an energy management system with benefits being passed on to tenants

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Noosa Meat Centre
Noosa Meat Centre

Noosa Meat Centre invested in solar and an energy management solution to provide energy security and a reduction in electricity costs

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Noosa Radiators
Noosa Radiators

Noosa Radiators had a solar system installed in 2016 to reduce electricity costs and added 15kW and upgraded to 3-phase in January 2019

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Noosa Sun Motel
Noosa Sun Motel

It made complete sense for the business owners of the Noosa Sun Motel to install a solar system to help reduce electricity costs for the accommodation

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Paint Right Noosa
Paint Right Noosa

Paint Right Noosa got permission from their landlord to install solar. As the tenant they financed the solar installation and are now looking to extend to other stores

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Marcus Beach Body Corporate
Marcus Beach Body Corporate

At Marcus Beach the body corporate meters are connected to solar to provide power to the communal area covering the swimming pool during the day and offsetting the cost of night-time lighting

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Andrew's A Grade Mechanical
Andrew's A Grade Mechanical

For Andrew, the financial savings from solar were an obvious benefit but energy security was the main reason for installing the solar and battery system.

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Di Henshall Interior Design & Resident Hero
Di Henshall Interior Design & Resident Hero

Owner Di Henshall says integration of a solar system was a common sense approach to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy bills and costs in her new premises

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Belmondos Organic Market
Belmondos Organic Market

The owners of Belmondos Organic Market were driven to power their business space with clean, renewable energy in keeping with the overall philosophy of their business ‘world of wellness’.

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Depending on the business, you will find payback periods from under 2 years, and electricity savings from 33 to 100%.

We encourage you to check them out and be inspired to explore the benefits of rooftop solar for your business bottom line (and also help the environment).

Information in the business section of this website is provided to assist businesses to have informed, background information to assist them to ask the questions needed when investigating solar power.

We want to thank all the business owners who gave up their time to participate in the study. Also solar installers who contributed to the case studies: 247 Energy, Celtic Solar, Enopte, Enviroproject, Home and Energy, Island Energy, Uni Industries and SALT Solar.

We thank our funding partner, Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation. If you’d like more information about the case studies, please send us an email at info@zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au.

If you would like your business solar installation to be added as a Noosa Shire case study, please email us at info@zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au. Here’s a template that you can download, complete and send back to us, but best you contact us first to discuss.