Solar and energy improvements for your business or organisation
Can your business premises benefit from a new solar system or an upgrade to lighting, heating, ventilation, or the hot water system?
These improvements can result in savings from:
- Lower operational costs
- Reduced and effective energy use
What is available for businesses and organisations?
An upgrade to your business premises can:
- Improve the conditions for occupants
- Reduce utility bills and your business’ carbon footprint
- Increase the resale or lease value of your property
Upgrades that are right for your business may include:
- Energy assessment of your business or organisation
- Solar system
- Battery storage
- Insulation
- Draught proofing
- Reverse-cycle air conditioners for cooling and heating
- Hot water services
What subsidies are available?
There are a range of training and support programs, grants and resources to help your business reduce energy use, increase productivity and save money.
Tenants in Council-owned buildings can access our solar installation program.
This Victorian Government program is providing households and businesses with access to discounted energy-saving products and upgrades through accredited providers.
Eligible businesses can apply for a rebate of $3,500 to install a solar panel system, with the option to take advantage of an interest-free loan up to $5,000.
Is there financial support available?
Businesses can apply for Environmental Upgrade Finance to conduct building upgrades. Environment Upgrade Finance is a long term, low interest loan where the repayments are administered through your local council rates.
Environmental Upgrade Finance is a proven way for building owners to fund building upgrades.
How does Environmental Upgrade Finance work?
The benefits of this form of finance are:
- No upfront capital or security
- Fixed rate, long-term loan terms with low annual repayments
- Option to share costs between owners and tenants
- Repayments are collected through council rates
- Every loan is legislated to deliver a positive environmental outcome
An environmental upgrade to your business premises can:
- Improve the conditions for occupants
- Reduce utility bills and your business’ carbon footprint
- Increase the resale or lease value of your property
How to access Environmental Upgrade Finance
To access Environmental Upgrade Finance, an Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) between the building owner, a lender and the local Council is put in place.
Merri-bek City Council is working with Sustainable Australia Fund to facilitate Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUAs) with businesses that own or lease commercial, non-residential buildings in the municipality. EUAs give building owners a way to:
- Protect themselves from rising energy prices and reduce operating costs
- Replace old and inefficient equipment with newer more efficient technologies
- Install rooftop solar PV without using upfront capital
- Free up cash flow by locking in competitive long-term rates
If you want to find out more about Sustainable Australia Fund you fill in the contact form on their website or request a callback.