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Solaris Energy SA

Case study · Commercial

Retail centre grid-tied array

Anchor-tenant daytime load offset with monitored, bankable performance

SECTOR
Commercial
REGION
Gauteng
SOLAR PV
120 kWp solar PV
TECHNOLOGY
Solar PV

REPRESENTATIVE CASE STUDY · ILLUSTRATIVE VISUALS, PENDING CONFIRMED PROJECT DATA

Client context

A neighbourhood retail centre with steady seven-day daytime demand from refrigeration, HVAC and lighting.

The challenge

Ownership wanted tariff relief without structural risk to an ageing roof, and required generation reporting suitable for the centre's investors.

The Solaris solution

Structural assessment informed a lightweight mounting layout. The array was sized against the centre's base daytime load, with monitoring and monthly performance reporting configured for the asset manager.

Results

  • Consistent daytime offset across trading hours
  • Investor reporting integrated into asset management
  • Compliance and insurer documentation completed

Architecture

How systems like this are wired.

SOLAR PV ARRAYDC GENERATIONHYBRID INVERTERDC ⇄ ACBATTERYSTORAGEESSENTIAL LOADSHOME / FACILITYUTILITY GRIDIMPORT / EXPORTDCACCHARGE / DISCHARGEGRID TIE

Next step

Facing something similar?

Describe your property and objectives; the assessment does the rest.