Background
Metroll’s landlord had invested in solar previously, but found the systems to be underperforming compared to what was promised. They wanted to roll out across their 30 sites, but they were concerned about purchasing solar outright again and risk the same outcomes.
The project
After discussing the issues of the past, we recommended to not purchase systems upfront and instead opt for a third party to own the systems and for Metroll to buy the generated energy through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) at reduced rates. Metroll liked this approach, so we set about installing the first eight sites across Queensland and Victoria
The installation took place one at a time over four months, with a project manager overseeing each site.
Results
So far we have installed 454kW worth of solar, contributing 34% of the combined sites energy needs. The systems are projected to save Metroll over $452,970 over ten years with no upfront or maintenance cost. The project has run so successfully, that we will complete the rest of the 22 sites over the next 12 months.
