Commercial Solar Systems in Albany
Why Choose Commercial Solar for Your Business?
Rising electricity costs are one of the biggest controllable expenses for businesses across the Great Southern. Commercial solar allows you to generate your own power during business hours, when your usage and your grid bill is at its highest. Whether you run a warehouse in Albany’s industrial area, a farm shed in Kendenup, or a retail fitout on York Street, a correctly sized commercial solar system can cut your daytime energy costs dramatically.
Three Business Types We Help Go Solar:
Warehouses & Manufacturing: Large roof space and high daytime demand make factories and warehouses in Albany and Mount Barker ideal candidates for commercial solar, often achieving the fastest payback of any business type.
Farms & Rural Enterprises: From irrigation pumps to cool rooms, agricultural operations across Denmark, Kendenup and the broader Great Southern can offset heavy rural power bills with a correctly engineered commercial solar array.
Retail, Offices & Hospitality: Cafes, offices and retail premises in the Albany CBD benefit from solar paired with smart monitoring to reduce grid reliance during trading hours.
Commercial-Grade Durability: Built for the South Coast
Commercial rooftops face harsher conditions than the average home, larger spans, higher wind loads, and in Albany’s case, the corrosive salt air rolling in off the Southern Ocean. Every commercial solar system we design is engineered to handle it.
Marine-Grade Componentry: We specify corrosion-resistant mounting and racking systems rated for coastal exposure, protecting your investment from Middleton Beach to Frenchman Bay.
Flexible Mounting Options: Rooftop arrays for warehouses and offices, ground-mount and carport-mount systems for larger rural or industrial sites — we design around your available space, not the other way around.
Single or Three-Phase Configurations: We install systems scaled to your site, from smaller single-phase arrays for retail and office premises through to high-output three-phase commercial solar systems for factories, farms and industrial sites across the Great Southern.
Why Commercial Solar Pays for Itself
Unlike a residential system, commercial solar has to work around your business’s actual operating hours, load patterns and switchboard capacity. We don’t just size a system to your roof, we size it to your business.
Load-Matched System Design
The biggest mistake in commercial solar is oversizing or undersizing a system against actual usage. We analyse your historical energy bills and demand profile to design a commercial solar system that matches what your business genuinely consumes during trading hours, maximising self-consumption and minimising wasted export.
Remote Monitoring & Reporting
Every commercial solar installation includes access to real-time monitoring, so you can track generation, consumption and savings across single or multi-site operations from your phone or office computer, useful for site managers, facility teams and business owners across the Great Southern.
The New Commercial Solar Rebate
The federal government has confirmed a major expansion of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), the program behind the upfront commercial solar rebate. From 1 October 2026, the eligibility cap is rising tenfold, from 100kW to 1 megawatt (1,000kW), opening the rebate up to medium-sized commercial buildings that couldn’t previously access it.
What this means for Albany and Great Southern businesses:
- Bigger Systems Now Eligible: Warehouses, farms, factories, schools and shopping centres with larger roof space can now claim Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) on systems up to 1MW, not just 100kW.
- Meaningful Upfront Savings: Government estimates put the discount at around 20% of the upfront installation cost — for example, roughly $68,000 off a 250kW system, or around $232,000 off an 850kW system.
- Applied Automatically: Like the household solar rebate, the commercial solar rebate is deducted upfront by your installer, there’s no separate government form to lodge.
Because this expansion is new and the exact rules are still being finalised, our team stays across the detail so your commercial solar quote reflects the correct rebate entitlement at the time of installation. Get in touch to find out exactly what the expanded commercial solar rebate means for your building.
The Albany Solar & Hot Water Advantage
Commercial solar is a bigger investment than a household system — the installer you choose matters even more. Why trust us with your business’s solar transition?
True Local Expertise: We are fully licensed, Albany-based electrical contractors (EC9265) operating from our local showroom on Sanford Road. We know the Western Power network guidelines inside out and install commercial solar to strict WA electrical safety standards.
Rebate & ROI Modelling: We don’t just quote hardware. Our team models your site’s historical energy usage against the current commercial solar rebate and STC value to give you an honest, realistic return-on-investment timeline before you commit.
Turnkey Commercial Electrical: From switchboard upgrades and dedicated commercial circuits to full three-phase installations for new builds and retrofits, our in-house team manages the entire project from design through to grid connection.
Get a Quote on Commercial Solar in Albany Today
Ready to see what the expanded commercial solar rebate could mean for your business? Since 2010, Albany Solar & Hot Water has helped businesses, farms and community organisations across the Great Southern get more from their solar with premium products and expert craftsmanship. Our team can design a commercial solar system that maximises your rebate entitlement, matches your load profile, and cuts your operating costs for years to come.
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Commercial Solar Albany: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new commercial solar rebate?
It’s an expansion of the federal Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). From 1 October 2026 the eligibility cap rises from 100kW to 1MW, meaning larger commercial solar systems can now claim an upfront STC discount that previously only applied to smaller systems.
Is my business in Albany or the Great Southern eligible?
Most commercial premises with suitable roof or ground space are eligible, provided the system is installed by a CEC-accredited installer and meets STC scheme requirements. Because eligibility depends on your site and system size, our team can confirm your business’s exact position under the expanded rebate.
How much can my business save with commercial solar?
Government estimates suggest the upfront rebate can reduce installation costs by around 20%, with examples cited of roughly $68,000 off a 250kW system and around $232,000 off an 850kW system. Actual savings depend on your system size, STC zone and the prevailing certificate price at the time of installation.
Do you install commercial solar for farms, warehouses and offices across the Great Southern?
Yes. We design and install commercial solar systems for warehouses and factories in Albany, agricultural operations across Denmark, Kendenup and Mount Barker, and retail, office and hospitality premises throughout the Albany CBD and surrounding Great Southern region.
How long does a commercial solar installation take?
Timelines vary with system size and site complexity, but most commercial installations are completed within a few weeks of final design sign-off, including any required switchboard or three-phase upgrades. We’ll give you a firm timeline as part of your quote.
Can I combine commercial solar with battery storage or hot water systems?
Yes. As part of our full energy ecosystem approach, we can integrate commercial battery storage and commercial hot water solutions alongside your solar system to further reduce grid reliance and maximise your return on investment.