How did a 99kW solar power system optimise the costs and government rebates for Toyota?
Synopsis
At Toyota Material Handling Australia's new facility in Dandenong, Pacific Solar has successfully installed a 99-kilowatt solar system on the roof. With a large office space and extensive HVAC and air conditioning needs, the facility's energy consumption primarily lies in office services and air conditioning, along with significant battery charging in the warehouse. By implementing an energy plan that is both economical and efficient, the facility aims to optimize energy usage, particularly considering the rising costs of power.
Pacific Solar specializes in providing comprehensive solar solutions, handling system design, engineering, procurement, and installation. Business customers in the 30-kilowatt to 99-kilowatt range can benefit from government rebates, with the 99-kilowatt system maximizing the Small Scale STC rebate. This strategic approach ensures cost savings and takes into account factors such as customer energy usage, power rates, and specific requirements. Choosing a trusted supplier like Pacific Solar offers long-term reliability, ensuring continued service and support for future needs.
Video Transcript
Today we're at Toyota Material Handling Australia, their new facility out here in Dandenong. Pacific Solar's just completed a 99 kilowatt solar system on the roof here. At this facility, they do a lot of maintenance. They also have a large office facility, which we're in now, which has a lot of HVAC, air conditioning, and things like that. Their energy use is in the air conditioning, and the office services, but they also have a lot of battery charging in the warehouse.
From our point of view, our business runs here, in standard operating hours. But of course, running a place this size, which has two workshops, and over a hundred people, we draw a lot of power at different times of the day. So it's important to have an energy plan that is as economical and as efficient as possible, both now and in the future, especially considering the rising costs of power.
So at Pacific Solar, we complete the full system design, plus the engineering, plus the procurement, and then right through to the installation. We find that there's a sweet spot for B2B business customers. It's in that sort of 30 kilowatt range, and then the next sort of step to that is 99 kilowatts. The reasons for this is because of the government rebates that are currently available. The 99 kilowatt system is the maximum, what they call a Small Scale STC rebate. It means that you're maximising that rebate amount. The other sort of step in that scheme, is that you still get the rebate at 30 kilowatts, but that 30 kilowatts we don't need to put in things like the switchboard, and the sub mains, and things like that. So there's a real cost saving. It hits that real price point, but ultimately, it depends upon the type of customer you are, how much power you're using, the rates you're paying for power, and this is all the analysis that Pacific Solar completes, as part of the internal assessment of your solar system.
When you have a trusted supplier, like Pacific Solar, you know that you are going to be in it for the long term. And by that, not just from the initial installation, but you've also got the comfort, and security, in knowing that they'll be around, and continue to provide service and support, both now, and into the future.
A lot of businesses are installing solar with the aim of obviously reducing their energy costs. But also we're seeing more and more these days, that the companies want to save on their carbon credits, things like that. It's got to do with their, you know, the green credentials of the business, which I think are front and centre for a lot of discerning customers out there these days.
If we can rely on as much solar as possible, to reduce our costs, that's an important thing for us. And as a leader in the forklift market, it is an expectation that Toyota is at the forefront of these environmental solutions. And solar is definitely one way that we can demonstrate our commitment to sustainability.