If you run a business, you are probably facing this:
High and rising electricity bills
Uncertainty around future energy costs
Pressure to reduce carbon emissions and meet ESG targets
Limited time or internal resources to manage energy systems
The challenge of balancing reliable and cost-effective electricity supply for operations with maximising value from your energy assets
What if you could turn that around?
With the right solar and battery solution, backed by smart management and market opportunities, your energy system can help lower your bills, increase resilience, and contribute to your sustainability goals — without adding to your workload.
⚡️Turn Electricity from a Cost into an Opportunity
With the right setup — rooftop solar, on-site batteries, and intelligent software — your business can:
Generate and store your own power
Lower your bills and reduce reliance on the grid
Improve energy resilience and sustainability credentials
For some businesses, there are also opportunities to participate in the electricity market — such as providing grid support services (like FCAS) or taking advantage of wholesale pricing. (Note: These services depend on your site’s eligibility and electricity retail setup.)
☀️🔋 Smart Energy Systems: Explained Simply
How solar, batteries, and software work together — and why it matters to your business.
1. Solar Panels: Generate Power from the Sun
Solar PV systems turn sunlight into electricity during the day.
When your business is active during daylight hours, this can directly reduce your reliance on grid electricity.
But solar is intermittent — it only works when the sun is shining. That’s where batteries come in.
2. BESS: Store Energy for When You Need It
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) store excess solar generation and release it when:
Grid electricity prices are high
Your site’s demand exceeds solar generation
There’s a grid outage and backup power is needed
With a well-sized battery, you gain flexibility — to shift energy use, avoid peak charges, or even sell power back under the right conditions.
3. Smart Controls: Optimise for Value
The real power comes from combining hardware with intelligent software.
Smart energy management systems monitor:
Real-time energy usage
Solar and battery performance
Grid price signals
And make automated decisions to:
Maximise self-consumption
Minimise energy bills
Improve resilience
(For eligible sites) Participate in the electricity market
4. Electricity Market Participation: Unlock New Revenue Streams through VPP
For some businesses, there are also opportunities to participate in the electricity market — such as providing grid support services (like FCAS) or taking advantage of wholesale pricing — through a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform. A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is a digital platform that aggregates and controls distributed energy assets — like your solar and battery — as one coordinated system. It can participate in markets such as:
Wholesale spot trading (buy low, sell high)
FCAS (getting paid to help stabilise the grid)
Demand response (earning incentives to reduce grid usage during peak times)
Spot Market Participation
In Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM), electricity prices are updated every 15 minutes based on real-time supply and demand. With the right setup, battery systems can interact with this market by automatically charging when prices are low and discharging when prices are high. This is known as energy arbitrage and allows the battery to respond to market signals through smart, automated control systems — helping optimise how and when energy flows between your site and the grid.
Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS)
FCAS is a mechanism used by the Australian grid operator to maintain system frequency close to 50 Hz. Batteries can support this by rapidly injecting or absorbing energy to help stabilize frequency during short-term disturbances. Participation is enabled through software that monitors grid conditions in real time and dispatches the battery accordingly. This function helps improve overall grid stability — and may offer an additional value stream for suitable systems.
VPP participation depends on several factors — including system size, metering setup, network location, and your electricity retailer — but the potential is clear: greater control, more value, and a smarter use of your clean energy investment.
What Makes This Valuable to Businesses?
✔️ Lower Electricity Costs — by reducing grid reliance and shifting usage
✔️ Reduce Peak Demand Charges — especially during high-priced intervals
✔️ Increase Resilience — keep operations running during outages
✔️ Sustainability Gains — lower carbon footprint, support ESG targets
✔️ Revenue gains through potential electricity market participation
Even if your site isn’t ready for full market participation today, starting with solar + storage + smart monitoring brings immediate benefits.
And as markets evolve, your system can grow with you.
⚙️ Take Control of Your Energy
Whether you want to start with installation, or are ready to join the energy market — we’re here to make it seamless.