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Tesla’s big battery completed at Gannawarra solar farm

November 16, 2018
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Marking another milestone in Australia’s transition to renewables, Tesla’s second big battery in Australia has reached completion at the Gannawarra Solar Farm. The completion of the Ganawarra Energy Storage System (GESS) also marks the largest pairing of a solar farm and a battery in not only the country, but the world. The system is a 25 […]

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Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar installation for Foodbank Victoria

November 7, 2018
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Solar Choice has managed the tender for a 100kW solar system now installed at non-for-profit organisation Foodbank Victoria. With just under 90 years of food experience they are the states oldest and largest organisation of their kind. We were initially approached by their operations manager in late 2016 looking for a suitable solution to help […]

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53Kw solar installation for timber pallet manufacturers Rodpak

October 19, 2018
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Rodpak’s Commercial Manager reached out to Solar Choice back in 2015 looking to add solar to their business as part of there own environmental sustainability targets. As an organisation that manufactures from raw materials it is extremely important to there own core-values that they minimalize there carbon footprint and use clean renewable power where possible. […]

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Solar Power In Brookvale

October 15, 2018
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Brookvale is where I call home, situated on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and located just a few suburbs away from Solar Choice’s National Head Office in Manly. Perfect for a short cycle to and from the office or a brief commute via public transport! Brookvale has a fast-growing business community and is considered to be the industrial hub […]

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50kW solar installation for St George Hotel (brokered by Solar Choice)

October 10, 2018
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In 2014 Solar Choice Commercial began discussions with St George Hotel on a potential 50kW system for their property in St George, QLD. Our detailed business case analysis demonstrated the positive financial impact the project could make to the St George Hotel. The competitive tender went to 7 highly competent installers in the area ensuring our client got […]

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100kW solar installation for St Andrews Village (brokered by Solar Choice)

September 10, 2018
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In 2015 Solar Choice were approached by aged-care provider St Andrews Village to help reduce their excessive monthly consumption costs in the ACT. Typically a care home will use power all day everyday 365, which means they are an ideal candidate for a solar solution. The client and the board understood the value through a well presented array […]

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100kW solar installation for SwanCare Aged Care (brokered by Solar Choice)

September 3, 2018
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In 2014 Solar Choice Commercial began discussions with SwanCare Aged Care on a potential 100kW system for their property in Bently, WA. The system, now fully installed, consists of Trina panels coupled with SMA inverters. The competitive tender went to 5 highly competent installers in the area ensuring our client got the best price and ensuring the solution matched their needs. The […]

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Australian Clubs choosing solar power, with help from Solar Choice

August 31, 2018
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Through 10 years experience in the industry, Australian’s Clubs are in one of the major sectors that Solar Choice has helped the most. Why clubs are suitable for Solar Power Typically companies with high potential to generate cost savings through solar power experience high energy consumption and have large uncovered roof space. Through analysing the […]

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81kW solar installation for NSW Teachers Federation (brokered by Solar Choice)

August 29, 2018
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Solar Choice Commercial has brokered an 81kW solar system for NSW Teachers Federation located on Mary Street, Sydney CBD NSW. The system, now fully installed, consists of Talesun panels coupled with SolarEdge inverters. The non-for-profit organisation originally contacted Solar Choice in October 2015 looking for a viable solution to off-set there increasing power bill costs. Power Bill copies were provided to […]

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180kW solar installation for SRA Solutions (brokered by Solar Choice)

August 29, 2018
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Solar Choice has successfully brokered a deal for SRA Solutions after providing detailed analysis of the opportunity to leverage solar power to unlock energy cost savings. The competitive tender went to 6 highly competent installers in the area ensuring SRA Solutions got the best price and ensuring the solution matched their needs. Recommend on Facebook […]

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100kW solar installation for Hastings Deering (brokered by Solar Choice)

August 23, 2018
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In 2014 Solar Choice commenced discussions on a deal to help Hastings Deering assess the opportunity to leverage solar power for their location in Toowoomba, QLD and provided impartial advice through Solar Choice’s tender management process. The detailed business case analysis demonstrated the positive financial impact the project could make to Hastings Deering by offsetting […]

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30kW solar installation for Nepean Health Care (brokered by Solar Choice)

August 20, 2018
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Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 30kw solar system for Nepean Health Care on the Nepean Highway in Highett Victoria. The system is using Trina panels and a Fronius inverter. The Medical Centre first approached Solar Choice in mid-2017 looking for a solar solution whilst the building was just about to start construction. Drawings and plans for the building were provided to our in-house Engineering […]

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65kW solar installation for Coastal Cold Storage (brokered by Solar Choice)

July 16, 2018
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Solar Choice has brokered optimal value on a 65 kilowatt (kW) solar system for Coastal Cold Storage in Geelong. Coastal Cold Storage is a family-owned company that has been specialising in the receival, storage and dispatch of frozen products from within Australia and overseas for over two decades. The owner of the company approached Solar […]

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50kW solar system for Concept Caravans (brokered by Solar Choice)

July 10, 2018
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Concept Caravans has installed a 50kW solar system for their facilities in Campbellfield, Victoria. The company is an Australian designer, manufacturer and retailer of ‘innovative and stylish’ caravans for camping and leisure. The company’s national operations manager approached Solar Choice in late 2014 to discuss the benefits of commercial solar. The client was looking for ways to […]

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3.2MW rooftop solar array for Primo Smallgoods

June 27, 2018
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Primo Smallgoods – Australia’s largest manufacturer of ham, bacon, salami and deli meats – continues to lead the food industry with its procurement of the single largest rooftop solar installation in Australia, at 3.2 megawatts (MW). Primo first reached out to Solar Choice in mid-2016 with the aim of offsetting a portion of the company’s […]

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Gannawarra Solar Farm opening ceremony [Photos & Video]

June 15, 2018
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After a five-year journey, Gannawarra Solar Farm has been two thirds commissioned and will soon be sending clean energy into the grid at full production. The project, at 60MW DC / 50MW AC, is the first large-scale solar farm in Victoria, and will also be home to one of two ‘big batteries’ planned for the […]

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Solar Choice brokers 15kW solar system for Dovecare Medical Centre

May 30, 2018
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Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 15kW solar system for Dovecare Medical Centre in Doveton, Victoria. The project is one of a number of medical centres that Solar Choice has assisted in making an informed decision about going solar. Dovecare’s owner approached Solar Choice in early 2017 seeking a solar system to help combat the […]

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Solar power for doctors’ surgeries & medical centres: What’s the go?

March 8, 2018
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Doctors’ surgeries and medical centres are among the best candidates for rooftop solar in Australia. Surgeries tend to use the most electricity during daylight hours; without solar, they pay their electricity company (the ‘retailer’) a lot for each unit that they draw from the grid. But medical practices that go solar can meet a good […]

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Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar car park for Sunny Queen Farms in Queensland

August 14, 2017
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Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar car park for Sunny Queen Farm’s facilities in Carole Park, QLD. Sunny Queen is one of Australia’s leading producers of eggs, supplying their products to some of the country’s leading retail grocers. The construction of the solar car park is the culmination of a 9-month journey with […]

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Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Geelong High School

February 21, 2017
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Solar Choice has brokered the installation of a 100kW solar PV system for Geelong High School, a co-ed public secondary school in East Geelong, Victoria. The school opened in 1910, making it one of Victoria’s oldest state secondary schools. It moved to its current location (385 Ryrie Street, East Geelong) in 1915. Geelong High School originally approached […]

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Solar Choice manages tender for 1.77MW solar installation at Charles Sturt Uni

December 8, 2016
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Charles Sturt University is to install one of the largest rooftop solar installations in Australia for its campus in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Solar Choice managed the competitive tender for the project, which will have a peak capacity of 1.77 megawatts (MW) and will meet roughly 20% of CSU’s energy demand annually. The system will be more […]

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Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Balmoral Orchard in QLD

December 7, 2016
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Solar Choice has managed the tender for a 100kW solar system for Balmoral Orchard, an avocado farm outside of Toowoomba, Queensland. The orchard’s manager first approached Solar Choice in May 2016 looking for assistance with their large quarterly energy bills. Following the initial conversation with the manager, the land owner promptly called to introduce himself. He was […]

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Mount Majura Solar Farm powers up in ACT

October 11, 2016
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The 2.3MW Mount Majura Solar Farm has now officially opened and is exporting clean energy to the ACT grid. Solar Choice, as co-developer with Solar Fields, invested over four years of hard work and resources to navigate the project through a labyrinth of planning and development requirements. The journey involved finding solutions at numerous difficult […]

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Solar Choice & Edify Energy win ARENA funding for Whitsunday Solar Farm, 70MW (DC)

September 8, 2016
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Solar Choice and Edify Energy’s Whitsunday Solar Farm at Collinsville in North Queensland (70MW, DC) has been announced as one of twelve winners of federal grant funding under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA’s) large-scale solar funding round. The project was one of two from Edify Energy / Solar Choice to make ARENA’s shortlist of […]

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Solar Choice brokers second 100kW solar system for Doug Hall Poultry

May 5, 2016
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Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a second 100kW solar PV system for Doug Hall Poultry – this time at the company’s Ellerslie location. The first 100kW system, for Doug Hall’s Millmerran location, was completed about midway through 2015. With multiple locations along Queensland’s regional Ergon network, electricity bills are a substantial part of Doug Hall’s operating costs. […]

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Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community switches on 36KW of solar power

April 14, 2016

The Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community, located outside Kalgoorlie in remote Western Australia, has gone solar with a 36kW (DC) rooftop solar system. The community had already received quotes for 30kW systems from a handful of installers before approaching Solar Choice Commercial for a broader look at the market in May of 2015. Initially they were considering one […]

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Solar Choice’s Gannawarra Solar Farm approaches ‘construction ready’ milestone

March 31, 2016
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The first 50 megawatt segment of Solar Choice’s largest Victorian project – the Gannawarra Solar Farm – is slated to be ‘construction ready’ in the next two months. The farm, located near Kerang along the NSW border, was recently short-listed as a candidate for a funding boost from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and is […]

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Solar Choice’s Gannawarra Solar Farm is 2nd largest in recent ARENA funding round announcement

February 4, 2016
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Solar Choice and Edify Energy‘s Gannawarra Solar Farm is the second largest of 22 ‘high merit’ projects selected to move ahead in the most recent competitive funding round for large-scale solar by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The shortlisted projects were selected from 77 expressions of interest (EOIs) which met the Agency’s basic eligibility […]

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[WATCH] Drone flyover video of Amaroo School’s 600kW solar array

January 29, 2016
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Solar Choice has previously published a number of articles about our iconic Amaroo School solar project – the largest rooftop solar installation in the ACT and the 11th largest installation in Australia completed in 2015 (according to Sunwiz). The first article announced the project’s having reached financial close last August, while subsequent article provided visual updates […]

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Once coal-fired, Brisbane Powerhouse resurrected as 100kW solar power plant

December 22, 2015
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The Brisbane Powerhouse, the city’s former coal-fired plant turned popular hub for Queensland’s bustling theatre and arts scene, has come full circle and is again generating power. This time however the Powerhouse is generating clean, silent and smog-free energy through a 100kW solar array developed and brokered by Solar Choice Commercial. Angus Gemmell, Managing Director of Solar Choice, said […]

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Aerial photos of completed 600kW solar array on the ACT’s Amaroo School

December 11, 2015
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Solar Choice has commissioned aerial photos of our iconic Amaroo School solar project. The gallery of these images below showcases the scale and elegance of the arrays, which span multiple roofs and serve as a case study on how aesthetically appealing rooftop solar can be when done right. The Amaroo School project reached financial close […]

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