Lower Energy Bills With Solar PV.
Large hospitality and retail buildings with flat or gently pitched roofs are ideal for commercial solar PV installations. Solar power directly reduces your electricity bills and lowers your carbon emissions, improving compliance and building sustainability credentials. If you don’t have a suitable roof, consider a solar carport.
Thanks to advances in panel efficiency and drop in prices, payback periods are often between 4–6 years, with a typical life and warranties of 25-30 years.
When solar systems generate more energy than you use during the day, surplus electricity can be exported, creating a revenue stream via the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). Alternatively, install battery storage to keep generated electricity for use after dark or during peak hours.
Increase Dwell Time with EV Charging.
Retail car parks, hotel guest parking and staff parking areas can be transformed with EV charging infrastructure, powered by your own solar or grid electricity.
EV chargers support sustainable transport, attract eco-conscious customers, and cater to staff who are switching to electric vehicles. They also increase dwell time, which increases the amount of time, and therefore money, customers spend in your establishment.
We can help install chargers under grant schemes (e.g. Workplace Charging Scheme, EV Infrastructure Grants) reducing upfront costs and ensuring compliance with charging regulations.
With the Carbon3 App, you can charge different rates for different user groups, giving your staff cheaper or free charging, and charging the general public for a profit to bring in another revenue stream.
Retrofits & Upgrades Without Disrupting Operations.
Refurbishments, lighting upgrades, insulation, efficient heating/cooling systems, when packaged together with solar and energy storage, boost energy efficiency across the entire building.
At new-build or major renovation stage, installing renewable energy and energy efficiency measures is even simpler, cleaner and more cost-effective.
Carbon3 has extensive experience working around live retail stores, hotels and restaurants. We coordinate with management teams to schedule installations outside trading hours, minimise disruption, and ensure continuity of guest and customer experience.
Funding Support Available.
We help hospitality and retail operators evaluate capital costs vs payback timeframe, return on investment (ROI) and lifecycle savings. We can use this information to provide the best funding options: PPAs, grant funding, asset-finance, hire-purchase.
Many clients benefit from little to no capex through PPAs, while grants or capital allowances help reduce payback periods further.
Complete O&M and Asset Management.
Carbon3 delivers ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) for all installed systems, including solar PV, battery storage, and EV chargers.
With our competitive packages you get 24/7 remote monitoring and reporting, annual servicing and preventative maintenance, rapid response when issues arise, and detailed performance data for ESG, compliance and board reporting.
Why Choose Carbon3?
Choosing Carbon3 means partnering with a leader in renewable energy services committed to sustainability, innovation, and exceptional customer care.
