Bennetts Green

Forty Winks and Outdoor Elegance operate large showroom spaces at a NSW homemaker shopping centre. High-power demand and electricity supply constraints were placing pressure on operating costs.

To address these constraints without requiring expensive network upgrades, Clarence Greenergy installed a behind-the-meter system with a 144 kW rooftop solar array and 80 kWh of battery storage shared across two tenants. The system reduces daytime grid consumption by generating renewable electricity on-site and shifting output to higher-demand periods via the battery. Participating tenants achieved a 45% reduction in daytime electricity costs compared with the grid tariff they would otherwise have paid. Delivered with zero upfront capital cost to tenants and the centre owner, electricity is supplied under a PPA at an agreed rate — a capital-cost-free arrangement, though not a no-cost supply.

For the portion of consumption covered by the solar and battery system, the PPA rate provides partial protection against future grid-tariff movements, while remaining consumption is supplied from the grid and subject to grid pricing. The renewable electricity generated displaces an equivalent volume of grid-sourced electricity. Based on expected annual generation of [INSERT kWh/year] and the New South Wales grid emissions factor of [INSERT kg CO2-e/kWh], the system is estimated to avoid approximately [INSERT TONNES CO2-e/YEAR] of Scope 2 emissions across the two tenants.