{"id":18976,"date":"2018-02-13T14:40:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T04:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=18976"},"modified":"2018-04-23T14:55:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T04:25:04","slug":"commercial-solar-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Solar For Small Businesses Can Pay Back In Under 3 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19138\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19138\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/business_comparison.jpg\" alt=\"commercial solar power system\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/business_comparison.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/business_comparison-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t let soaring power bills kill your business &#8211; commercial solar can slash your bills.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Business is a kind of miracle where humans put aside their natural desire to screech and fling stuff at each other to work together to achieve common goals.\u00a0 And the most common goal among businesses that are still in business is making money.\u00a0 Unfortunately, focusing on this has led to some undesirable consequences such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/antarctica-s-changing-larsen-ice-shelf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">melting the icecaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If our civilization wants to continue as an ongoing concern then we need to make money in a way that doesn&#8217;t damage the environment.\u00a0 Fortunately, I know something that can help business both make money and protect the environment and that something is commercial rooftop solar power.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to protect the world from becoming a global sauna?\u00a0 Well, every kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by a commercial solar system reduces fossil fuel generation by around 1 kilowatt-hour.\u00a0 Do you want to be so rich you&#8217;ll be able to hire a battalion of chimpanzees to fling stuff at people with less money than you?\u00a0 Well then I can&#8217;t really help you, apart from suggest you get some therapy.\u00a0 But I can tell you it is possible for even small businesses to save thousands of dollars a year by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/commercial-solar-guide.html\">investing in commercial solar<\/a> and this should get you at least part way along the road to untold riches.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial solar is often the best investment a business with an unshaded or mostly unshaded roof can make, because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost of rooftop solar power has fallen a long way.<\/li>\n<li>The cost of electricity has never been higher<\/li>\n<li>Feed-in tariffs are usually available for surplus solar electricity businesses send into the grid, and&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Commercial solar is tax deductible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this article I am going to concentrate on commercial solar power for small businesses.\u00a0 While the main difference may seem to be one of scale, systems over 100kW raise a number of issues that don&#8217;t apply to small businesses.<\/p>\n<h2>How Large Is Small Scale Commercial Solar?<\/h2>\n<p>With one quick internet search I came across three legally important definitions of what a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/asic.gov.au\/for-business\/your-business\/small-business\/small-business-overview\/small-business-what-is-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small business<\/a>&#8221; is.\u00a0 For convenience I&#8217;ll borrow the the Australian Bureau of Statistics definition which says a small business is one that employs under 20 people.\u00a0 Generally a workplace with 19 or fewer people is not going to have a whole lot of roof space for solar panels.\u00a0 While they don&#8217;t have to go on the roof, that&#8217;s often the only practical place for them.\u00a0 As a result, I would say commercial solar systems for small business will generally be from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/5kw\/\">5 kilowatts<\/a> to 20 kilowatts in capacity.<\/p>\n<p>While most businesses these days have three phase power, it is still possible some commercial properties will only have single phase.\u00a0 Without paying for the expense of an export limited system, this will limit the business to a 5 kilowatt inverter with a maximum of 6.66 kilowatts of solar panels.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, if a business is off the main grid in a rural area that has <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Single-wire_earth_return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Single Wire Earth Return<\/a> (SWER) power lines, they will generally either have to pay for a system that can export limit or make do with a very small solar system.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Electricity Self Consumption<\/h2>\n<p>Using energy from a rooftop solar system saves a business more money than sending power into the grid.\u00a0 This is because the cost of grid electricity is higher than the feed-in tariff received for providing solar electricity to the grid.\u00a0 Because of this, the higher the portion of electricity from a solar power system that a business consumes itself, the faster it will pay for itself.\u00a0 But a small\u00a0 system with a very rapid payback time is not one that will save a business the most money in the long run.\u00a0 While it is possible to try to calculate the perfect sized system, many businesses are going to run out of suitable roof space first and so have the decision on how large their system will be made for them.<\/p>\n<h2>The Simple Payback Time Of Small Scale Commercial Solar<\/h2>\n<p>A simple rule of thumb is business investments have to pay for themselves in 7 years to be worthwhile.\u00a0 It&#8217;s only a rough guideline but surprisingly accurate for a wide range of capital equipment including cement mixers and sausage machines.\u00a0 Because the cost of borrowing money has been relatively low for a long time, some people say this rule of thumb should be extended to eight years or more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19065\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19065\" class=\"wp-image-19065 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/umathumbman.jpg\" alt=\"rule of thumb\" width=\"650\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/umathumbman.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/umathumbman-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of course, some people take rules of thumb further than others&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The simple payback time is simply how long it takes the savings from a rooftop solar system to equal its original cost of installation.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a fairly rough measurement as it leaves out a lot of detail, but it has the advantage of being simple and easy to understand, so I am going to run with it.<\/p>\n<h2>Small Business Electricity Charges And Feed-In Tariffs<\/h2>\n<p>We can work out the simple payback time for small businesses by first looking at what they are charged for grid electricity.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/origin-solar\/\">Origin Energy<\/a> is the largest retailer in Australia and displays its standing offers for small businesses that use less than 438 kilowatt-hours a day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/business\/electricity-and-gas\/pricing\/fact-sheets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on their site<\/a>.\u00a0 The per kilowatt-hour charges and solar feed-in tariffs they offer in Australian capitals are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adelaide:\u00a0 Charge per kilowatt-hour = 44.4 cents \u00a0 Feed-in tariff = 11 cents<\/li>\n<li>Sydney:\u00a0 Charge per kilowatt-hour = 31.4 cents \u00a0 \u00a0Feed-in tariff = 9 cents<\/li>\n<li>Melbourne:\u00a0 Charge per kilowatt-hour = 30.6 cents \u00a0 \u00a0Feed-in tariff = 11.3 cents or more<\/li>\n<li>Brisbane: \u00a0Charge per kilowatt-hour = 30.4 cents \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Feed-in tariff = 7 cents<\/li>\n<li>Canberra:\u00a0 Charge per kilowatt-hour = 29.2 cents \u00a0 \u00a0Feed-in tariff = 9 cents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Tasmania, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory, electricity retailer competition has been kept out for better or worse.\u00a0 Well just better actually, as I can&#8217;t see any any advantage for consumers in states that have it.\u00a0 Examples of electricity plans for small business their capitals are are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hobart:\u00a0 Charge per kilowatt-hour = 33.2 cents\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feed-in tariff = 8.9 cents<\/li>\n<li>Perth: \u00a0Charge per kilowatt-hour = 33.4 cents\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feed-in tariff = 7.1 cents<\/li>\n<li>Darwin:\u00a0 Charge per kilowatt-hour = 29.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feed-in tariff = 0<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-small-businesses\/#en-18976-1' id='enref-18976-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(18976)'>1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/small-business-tariffs.jpg\" alt=\"small business tariffs for commercial solar power\" width=\"715\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/small-business-tariffs.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/small-business-tariffs-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Assumptions<\/h2>\n<p>Using the above prices and feed-in tariffs, I will calculate the simple payback time for commercial solar for a business that self consumes 50% of the electricity their solar power systems generate and for those that self consume 25%.\u00a0 I will use the following assumptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost of a solar power system is $1,000 per kilowatt of panel capacity.\u00a0 This comes to $1 per watt.<\/li>\n<li>Solar generation is equal to the amount given by the PVWatts site for north facing solar at a 20 degree tilt.<\/li>\n<li>The benefits of commercial solar being tax deductible are ignored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Simple Payback Period Can Be Under 3 Years<\/h2>\n<p>With these assumptions we get the following results:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/goodtable.jpg\" alt=\"Simple payback - scenario 1\" width=\"751\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/goodtable.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/goodtable-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19142 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/commercial-solar-payback.jpg\" alt=\"commercial solar power payback\" width=\"715\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/commercial-solar-payback.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/commercial-solar-payback-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, Adelaide is a clear winner, while for systems with 25% self consumption the only place that does not have a simple payback time of under 6 years is Darwin.\u00a0 This is because businesses there are generally not permitted to export any power to the grid, causing all their surplus power to go to waste.<\/p>\n<p>It seems clear to me, given the above assumptions and especially because I have ignored the benefits of its tax deductibility that commercial solar for small businesses can pay for itself in any Australian capital.\u00a0 This includes even Hobart, which is the worst city in Australia for solar power.<\/p>\n<h2>A More Pessimistic Estimate<\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s that?\u00a0 You think my estimate may be a little too optimistic?\u00a0 You think that if you want to survive in business it is important to consider the downside possibilities and that things may not be as rosy as in the assumptions I made?\u00a0 Well, to that I can only say &#8212; quite correct.\u00a0 Clearly, you&#8217;re no dummy.\u00a0 While the stars are definitely aligned in the favor of small scale commercial solar power at the moment, that may change and it is worthwhile considering what the simple payback period may under less favorable conditions.\u00a0 So I&#8217;ll determine what it would be if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electricity prices were lower.<\/li>\n<li>Feed-in tariffs were lower, and&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Solar system output was lower.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Commercial Solar Is Unlikely To Become More Expensive<\/h2>\n<p>Fortunately, we don&#8217;t have a Donald Trump dumping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/trump-solar-tariffs\/\">punitive tariffs<\/a> all over imported solar panels<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-small-businesses\/#en-18976-2' id='enref-18976-2' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(18976)'>2<\/a><\/sup>, so solar suddenly becoming more expensive is something that&#8217;s probably not going to happen.\u00a0 While it is always possible the Australian dollar will fall and push up the cost of panels and inverters, I don&#8217;t see solar power suddenly getting more expensive before you have a chance to install it as being a real risk.\u00a0 I expect its price to continue to gradually decline, even with the STCs that reduce its price slowly being slowly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-panel-rebate-phased-1st-january-2017\/\">phased out<\/a><sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-small-businesses\/#en-18976-3' id='enref-18976-3' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(18976)'>3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2>Electricity Prices And Feed-In Tariffs May Fall<\/h2>\n<p>Lower electricity prices and feed-in tariffs are a real possibility.\u00a0 I expect both to fall, at least slightly, over the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-feed-tariffs-likely-fall-within-3-years\/\">couple of years<\/a>. \u00a0Victoria&#8217;s minimum feed-in tariff already looks set to fall from its current 11.3 cents to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esc.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/minimum-feed-in-tariff-fit-2018-19-to-apply-from-1-july-2018-draft-decision-20171219.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9.9 cents<\/a> from the 1st of July.\u00a0 So I will recalculate the simple payback times with the assumption there has been a 10% fall in electricity charges and a 20% fall in feed-in tariffs.<\/p>\n<h2>System Output May Not Be Ideal<\/h2>\n<p>I used the figures provided by the PVWatts site for north facing solar panels at a 20 degree tilt.\u00a0 But I find the PVWatts figures a little optimistic compared to what&#8217;s usually obtained in real life.\u00a0 In addition, it&#8217;s not always possible to install solar panels facing north.\u00a0 East or west facing generally produce around 14% less electricity over a year than north facing ones, but the amount will depend on location.\u00a0 In addition some sites suffer from shading for part of the day.\u00a0 So I will assume the annual amount of electricity generated will be 20% less than what PVWatts says north facing panels at a 20 degree tilt will produce.\u00a0 This will cover panels facing east or west with mediocre output, or north facing panels with enough shading to to significantly reduce their output.<\/p>\n<h2>Still No Benefit From Tax Deductibility<\/h2>\n<p>While the ability to deduct commercial solar power is generally a major benefit, there are still many businesses that currently pay no taxes and may not require any further deductions to continue to not pay any.\u00a0 So I will continue to assume no benefit from tax deductions.<\/p>\n<h2>A &#8220;Not So Good Case&#8221; Scenario<\/h2>\n<p>What I am about to show you is not a worst case scenario.\u00a0 A worst case scenario would be far more severe and involve certain assumptions I&#8217;ve made about the presence of dark magic in the world to be erroneous.\u00a0 But this case is still pretty bad and involves the following assumptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost of a solar power system is still $1,000 per kilowatt of panel capacity, or $1 per watt.<\/li>\n<li>Electricity charges per kilowatt-hour fall by 10% from their current level.<\/li>\n<li>Feed-in tariffs fall by 20% from their current levels.<\/li>\n<li>Solar energy generation is equal to 80% of the amount given by the PVWatts site for north facing solar at a 20 degree tilt.<\/li>\n<li>The benefits of commercial solar being tax deductible are, once again, ignored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under these conditions the simple payback time for small business commercial solar with 50% and 25% self consumption are:<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sr_table_type\" class=\"select-lbl\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/notsogoodtable.jpg\" alt=\"simple payback scenario 2\" width=\"753\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/notsogoodtable.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/notsogoodtable-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pessimistic-payback.jpg\" alt=\"pessimistic-commercial-solar-payback\" width=\"711\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pessimistic-payback.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pessimistic-payback-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So even using a set of fairly lousy assumptions, commercial rooftop solar with a self consumption rate of 50% still has a simple payback time of less than 7 seven years in every capital.\u00a0 With a self consumption rate of 25% simple payback nudges above 7 years in Sydney, Brisbane, and Hobart, but don&#8217;t go above 8 years anywhere except Darwin, thanks to the lack of feed-in tariffs for commercial solar power there.\u00a0 But provided the self consumption rate doesn&#8217;t fall too low, it is clear to me that a commercial rooftop solar system can pay for itself in every Australian capital and almost certainly in every Australian town or city on the main grid.<\/p>\n<h2>Beyond Simple Payback<\/h2>\n<p>There are more sophisticated ways of determining if rooftop solar is worthwhile for your business than just looking at the simple payback period and I may go into them in the future if people are interested. But if the largest system your business can fit on the roof is likely to result in a solar electricity self consumption rate of around 50% or less then you can be very confident it will be a good investment.<\/p>\n<h2>Tax Deductibility<\/h2>\n<p>The tax deductibility of commercial solar systems provides considerable advantage over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">residential solar power<\/a>.\u00a0 However, it&#8217;s hard to quantify as the value of tax deductions can vary between businesses and from year to year and their are multiple ways to handle the depreciation of assets.\u00a0 But it is definitely worth keeping in mind when estimating commercial solar&#8217;s value as an investment.<\/p>\n<h2>Install before 30th June 2018 To Write It Off Instantly<\/h2>\n<p>According to the Australian Taxation Office, if you install commercial solar for a small business before the 1st of July this year you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/business\/small-business-entity-concessions\/what-s-new-for-small-business\/#Simplifieddepreciationrulesinstantassetw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instantly write it off<\/a> provided it cost less than $20,000.\u00a0 This can definitely make it worthwhile to install a commercial solar system sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<h2>Quality Commercial Solar Power Can Cost Less Than $1 A Watt<\/h2>\n<p>I used a figure of $1 a watt for the cost of commercial solar systems in my simple payback period estimates.\u00a0 But for larger systems of 10 kilowatts or more where there is nothing about the roof that makes installation particularly difficult, it is possible to have installations done by a reliable installer using quality components for under $1 a watt.\u00a0 Of course, there is always the danger that you will get an unreliable installer, so I suggest using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/\">SolarQuotes<\/a> and getting someone who has been vetted by Finn.<\/p>\n<p>Just to be clear, I&#8217;m not saying it is a good idea to go for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/cheapsystems.html\">cheap system<\/a>.\u00a0 While there are those who say the tax deductibility of commercial solar power means it can make sense to go for a cheaper, less reliable system because the cost of repairs and replacements can be written off, the savings aren&#8217;t always going to be worth it. One resource that is always in limited supply in companies is attention and having a reliable solar system installed that can operate for a decade or more without anyone needing to give it a thought can leave people in a business free to concentrate on more productive things and is an important consideration.<\/p>\n<h2>Australian Consumer Guarantees<\/h2>\n<p>Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accc.gov.au\/consumers\/consumer-rights-guarantees\/consumer-guarantees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consumer guarantees<\/a> apply to commercial rooftop solar systems if they cost less than $40,000.\u00a0 Because of the protections they provide it can be worthwhile to buy a system that costs less than this or multiple systems for under $40,000 each.\u00a0 But most solar systems bought by small businesses will cost much less than $40,000 and so are covered.<\/p>\n<h2>What If You Don&#8217;t Own The Roof?<\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t own the roof, because of the high return and rapid payback commercial solar can provide it can definitely be worthwhile to come to an agreement with your landlord where you share the costs of a system.\u00a0 Unfortunately, some landlords are very difficult to deal with, so\u00a0 I&#8217;ll have to get around to writing an article on how to successfully hypnotize your landlords.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll start by practicing on chickens.\u00a0 But until I perfect my methods, it probably wouldn&#8217;t hurt to mention that installing solar can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-air-conditioning-vs-heat-reflective-paint\/\">reduce air conditioning costs<\/a> for tenants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business is a kind of miracle where humans put aside their natural desire to screech and fling stuff at each other to work together to achieve common goals.\u00a0 And the most common goal among businesses that are still in business is making money.\u00a0 Unfortunately, focusing on this has led to some 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