Commercial & industrial · 30 kW – 5 MW

Cut site energy costs by $84,000 a year with a 3.8-year payback

Model the ROI on your own roof in 90 seconds — system size, payback and net capex, before you speak to anyone.

  • Board-ready feasibility figures, not a sales estimate
  • STCs, LGCs and instant asset write-off applied
  • Capex, chattel mortgage or $0-capex PPA
100+C&I sites
12.4 MWInstalled
3.8 yrAverage payback
0Lost production days
Commercial microgrid: rooftop solar array, battery energy storage containers, switchroom and EV depot charging for buses and trucks, connected to the grid
Rooftop solarBattery storageDepot chargingGrid connection
Quick start

Your monthly electricity spend

Step 1 of 5 · about 90 seconds · no obligation
Delivered for
ASX-listed 3PL operator · Eastern CreekNational food manufacturer · SmithfieldNSW aged care provider · WyongMulti-site retail group · Sydney metroIndependent school · Central Coast
The commercial case

Three things making the numbers work right now

01

Demand charges are the hidden cost

On a commercial tariff, peak demand can be 30–45% of the bill. Solar shaves the midday peak that sets it — a saving a simple kWh calculation misses entirely.

02

Incentives still stack

STCs under 100 kW, LGCs above it, plus depreciation and available asset write-off provisions. Modelled into your result, itemised in your feasibility pack.

03

Daytime load is the perfect match

Most businesses consume 70–85% of their power between 8am and 5pm — the exact window solar generates. Self-consumption, not export, drives the return.

Interactive tool

90-second commercial ROI model

Five questions about your site. You will see system size, annual saving, payback and 10-year net benefit on screen — before any contact details are requested.

  • 1Business
  • 2Site & roof
  • 3Energy spend
  • 4Load & goals
  • 5Results

What type of site are we looking at?

Industry sets the load profile we model against.

Industry
Site postcode

Tell us about the roof

Approximate is fine — we confirm from satellite imagery and a structural check.

Do you own or lease the premises?
Usable roof area
Roof type

What does the site spend on electricity?

Use the total monthly invoice including network and demand charges.

$10,000 per month
$2k$150k+
Does your bill include demand (kVA) charges?
Look for “kVA”, “demand” or “capacity charge” on the invoice. This is what sizes the peak-shaving battery.

When does the site run, and what are you solving for?

Operating hours decide self-consumption — the single biggest driver of commercial ROI.

Include battery storage in the model?
Batteries pay for themselves on demand (kVA) charges and evening load, not on generation. You can add or remove it on the results without redoing the questions.
Do you run vehicles from this site?
Depot charging is the cheapest fuel a business can buy — but only if the array and the charging window are designed together.
Priorities (select all that apply)

Your indicative business case

Modelled on your inputs, postcode irradiance and current NSW commercial tariffs.

Estimated annual savingyear 1, after self-consumption modelling
Indicative system 
Simple paybackon net capex
Net capex after incentives 
10-year net benefitundiscounted
Emissions abatedCO₂-e per year

Send me the full feasibility pack

14-page PDF: system layout, cashflow model, tariff analysis, incentive itemisation and finance comparison.

Company
Full name
Work email
Direct line
Your role
Where are you in the process?

Your interval data and site details are used only to prepare your proposal. Crown Solar operates under ISO 9001:2015 certified processes and Australian Consumer Law obligations.

Final figures are issued in a signed feasibility report after a site assessment and interval-data review. Indicative only — not financial or taxation advice.

Talk to an engineer
Delivered in NSW

Roofs like yours, numbers you can check

Drag the handle to see each site before and after. Every project lists installed capacity, verified saving and payback.

18.4 MW across 340 NSW sites

Sorted by industry rather than suburb — a plant manager compares against similar load profiles and roof structures, not against neighbours.

Model my site
Procurement

Four ways to fund it — including $0 capex

Budget constraints kill more commercial solar projects than economics do. This section exists to remove that objection before it reaches a conversation.

Outright capex

  • Best lifetime return
  • Depreciation & write-off benefits
  • Asset owned from day one
Best whenCash available, payback under 4 years
Most common

Chattel mortgage

  • Fixed term, own at end
  • Repayments often below the saving
  • Interest & depreciation deductible
Best whenCashflow-positive from month one matters

Operating lease

  • Off-balance-sheet treatment options
  • Opex not capex approval path
  • Maintenance can be bundled
Best whenCapex approval is the bottleneck

Solar PPA

  • $0 upfront
  • Pay only for generated kWh
  • Rate below grid from day one
Best whenNo capital allocated, long tenure

Not sure which applies? Your feasibility pack models capex and PPA side by side on your own numbers.

Run my numbers
Procurement & WHS due diligence

Everything your safety and finance teams will ask for

Commercial buyers do not just check credibility — they check insurability. Documentation is downloadable, not just displayed.

CEC Approved Retailer

Clean Energy Council Solar Retailer Code of Conduct signatory.

Verify listing →

NETCC Approved Seller

New Energy Tech Consumer Code — sales conduct and contract standards.

Verify listing →

ISO 9001:2015

Certified quality management across design, delivery and handover.

Certificate (PDF) →

WHS & SWMS

Site-specific SWMS, JSAs, working-at-heights and EWP tickets on file.

Sample pack (PDF) →

$20M public liability

Plus contract works and professional indemnity. COI issued on request.

Request COI →

CEC-accredited designers

Smart Energy Council member; accredited design and install on every job.

Verify listing →
Operations Manager
3PL distribution · 399 kW · Feb 2026
✓ Reference siteThey gave us a staged install plan mapped to our shift roster before we had signed anything. That is what won it internally.
★★★★★
Financial Controller
Food manufacturing · 250 kW · Nov 2025
✓ Reference siteTheir feasibility numbers were within 4% of actual generation in year one. Two other quotes were 20% optimistic.
★★★★★
Facilities Manager
Aged care · 145 kW · Aug 2025
✓ Reference siteAn inverter fault flagged on their monitoring before we noticed. Replaced under warranty inside a week.
★★★★★
25 yrPanel performance warranty
10 yrWorkmanship warranty
24/7Performance monitoring
±5%Generation guarantee
O&MAnnual service plans

Procurement packCapability statement, insurances, ISO certificates, sample SWMS, reference sites and a completed supplier questionnaire — in one download.

Download procurement pack (PDF)
What happens next

From enquiry to export in five stages

01

Feasibility

Interval data review, satellite layout, cashflow model. 3–5 business days.

02

Site assessment

Structural, switchboard and roof condition inspection. No cost, no obligation.

03

Grid application

We lodge with your DNSP and manage export limit negotiation.

04

Install

Staged around your operating hours. Weekend and night works available.

05

Commissioning

Monitoring live, staff handover, O&M plan and performance reporting.

The questions that stall commercial projects

Every unanswered objection here is a lead that quietly leaves.

Model my ROI

Commercial & industrial · ANZ

Request a feasibility pack, not a sales call

Tell us what stage you're at and what you actually need. We'll send the document set that matches it — and only book a call if you want one.

  • Feasibility packs with the assumptions shown, so your CFO can check the maths
  • Procurement documents ready to go — insurances, ISO certificates, SWMS, COI
  • Capability statements written for tender submission, not marketing
  • Response within one business day, and we'll say if we're not the right fit
CEC-accredited NETCC Approved Seller NSW licensed contractor $20M public liability

Your details are used to prepare and send what you've asked for. We don't sell lists, and you can opt out of anything else at any time.

Get the numbers for your site

Model it yourself in 90 seconds, or have an engineer review your last 12 months of interval data — no cost, no obligation.

Or call 1800 38 50 38, Mon–Fri 7am–6pm AEST · commercial enquiries: commercial@crownsolar.com.au

ROI figures are indicative, modelled on stated consumption, postcode irradiance and current NSW commercial tariffs and incentive values. They are not financial or taxation advice. Final figures are issued in a written feasibility report following a site assessment and interval-data review.