Roof rental is a basic way to make money out of your buildings rooftop through solar energy. Property owners lease their roof space to a developer who installs the solar energy system and shares the income and benefits with the owner. All initial and ongoing costs, maintenance and operation are owned by the developer for the term of the agreement. Tenants then purchase the electricity produced at their normal grid electricity rates. Many commercial, industrial and retail buildings can provide the real estate needed for these systems, and are subsequently viewed as potentially profitable candidates for roof rental.
A ‘PPA’ is a financial agreement between a developer and a customer whereby the developer organizes the design, permits, finance and installation of a solar energy system on the customer’s property. The developer owns the system and the host simply buys the energy produced at fixed rate that is generally lower than the local utility retail rate. The lower electricity price serves to offset the customer’s purchase of electricity from the grid while the developer receives income from the sales of electricity as well as any tax credits and other incentives that are a byproduct of the system. PPAs can range from 5 to 25 years and the developer is responsible for the operation and maintenance for the entirety of the agreed upon period. At the end of the contract term, the customer is able to extend the PPA, remove the solar system or buy the solar system from the developer.
An embedded network is an electrical system that serves an entire building, rather than individual occupants with their own suppliers and contracts. They include a parent connection to the local grind through a main meter, and sub-meters for tenant spaces. The property management company bills tenants internally, and in turn they are billed by the local energy retailer based on total consumption. By comparison, under the traditional approach each tenant has a dedicated meter and separate account, paying the energy retailer directly.
An embedded network is an electrical system that serves an entire building, rather than individual occupants with their own suppliers and contracts. They include a parent connection to the local grid through a main meter, and sub-meters for tenant spaces. The property management company bills tenants internally, and in turn they are billed by the local energy retailer based on total consumption. By comparison, under the traditional approach each tenant has a dedicated meter and separate account, paying the energy retailer directly.
An outright commercial purchase involves acquiring the photovoltaic system by purchasing it with cash, paying a specialized company to assess the property, design a suitable solar power system based on your individual requirements and then also carry out the installation process. The purchaser is then responsible for all ongoing operating, maintenance, repair and replacement costs.
Using our proprietary analysis tool, we analyse the previous 12 months of your electricity interval data. We find the right balance between self-consumption and export, review the network tariff impact and use this information to size a commercial solar system optimised for your business’s energy needs, giving you the best possible ROI.
If your energy consumption is between 160MWh – 250MWh you have the potential to significantly reduce your energy expenses by bringing you under the 160MWh threshold for demand and capacity charges.
