{"id":21127,"date":"2018-05-01T07:07:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T20:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=21127"},"modified":"2024-05-15T12:42:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T03:12:20","slug":"australian-shopping-centres-solar-mb0567","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australian-shopping-centres-solar-mb0567\/","title":{"rendered":"More Major Australian Shopping Centres To Go Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_21128\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shopping-centres-solar.jpg\" alt=\"Australian shopping centres - solar energy\" width=\"700\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shopping-centres-solar.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shopping-centres-solar-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Vicinity Centres<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vicinity Centres yesterday announced it will be investing $28 million in solar power system installations at five of its shopping centres across South Australia and Western Australia, with work to begin next month.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The projects associated with stage one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Castle Plaza (Edwardstown, SA) 2,244 kW + 500 kWh battery system &#8211; Australia&#8217;s largest battery installation at a shopping centre<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth City Centre (Elizabeth, SA) 5,849 kW &#8211; Australia&#8217;s largest commercial solar installation at a single site<\/li>\n<li>Kurralta Park (Kurralta Park, SA) 100 kW<\/li>\n<li>Ellenbrook (Ellenbrook, WA) 2,939 kW<\/li>\n<li>Currambine (Currambine, WA) 100 kW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All up, the above projects have a collective capacity of just over 11.2 megawatts. The 39,000 solar panels used in the installations will generate more than 17.4 gigawatt hours of electricity a year according to the company . As well as on rooftops of buildings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/cost\/\">solar panels<\/a> will create shade for 2,400 car parking spaces at four sites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/double-glass-glass-glass-bifacial-panels-hell\/\">Bifacial solar panels<\/a> will get a look-in with trial zones implemented, along with cloud tracking technology and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/ev-chargers\/public\/\">fast charging stations<\/a> for electric vehicles also installed as part of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Vicinity&#8217;s solar energy splurge will also support a bunch of jobs &#8211; 110 in SA and 40 in WA.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A win for local jobs, a win for investment and a win for energy in South Australia,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StevenMarshallMP\/videos\/1639348019517907\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, who was present when the announcement was made at Elizabeth City Centre yesterday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A second stage will see more solar panels rolled out across some of Vicinity\u2019s national retail portfolio of 79 centres, with the next phase expected to be completed by 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe know we have an important role to play in shaping better communities and creating more connected and sustainable destinations,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicinity.com.au\/campaign\/180430_solar-panels\">said<\/a> Vicinity Centres CEO and Managing Director Grant Kelley. &#8221; This project will create shared value for our customers, retailers, investors as well as the communities where we live and operate.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Stage one will make a significant contribution towards Vicinity&#8217;s efforts in lowering its carbon emissions. For FY17, the company reported it had achieved an 8% reduction in carbon emissions intensity from FY16, with 235 gigajoules of energy consumed sourced from solar<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australian-shopping-centres-solar-mb0567\/#en-21127-1' id='enref-21127-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(21127)'>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/commercial-solar-guide.html\">Commercial solar<\/a> has been going gangbusters in Australia recently thanks to ongoing cost reductions coupled with high electricity prices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-small-businesses\/\">accelerating payback<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among other large commercial systems expected to be up and running soon are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/stockland-solar-power-installation-mb0481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockland&#8217;s 1.863 MW PV project<\/a> at\u00a0 Stockland Green Hills in East 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