--- title: "MIA Podcast - Episode 21: Maximilian Stenning from Smart Commercial Solar" description: Smart Commercial Solar is committed to leading solar power and energy intelligence in Australia. 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Their vision sees solar power as a financial product able to stand on its own two feet in a competitive marketplace.  They encourage only those solar installations that will deliver both immediate and long-term business value and community benefit. By doing so, they help to ensure the industry's viability and health – health built on a history of customers for whom solar has delivered robust benefits In this episode, John and Max talk about: - Being the largest commercial solar power - How they reduce electricity consumption through: - Battery - Generators - Their main goal is to help their clients achieve 100% renewable energy - Who their clients are - Biggest names in the retail industry - Beverage industry - Manufacturing business - Anyone who has a large energy consumption - Plastic, Glass, Aluminum - Hospital/Medical - They help those businesses who want to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and those who want to reduce their carbon footprint. - Energy can be reduced by 20-40% at least by using solar - Energy on the regular grid is constantly fluctuating - The adoption of renewables in Au has caused a reduction in the energy prices in the Market\\ - Manufacturing in Australia has a good future if we continue to think of ways to consume less energy - Rely on renewable energy - How they are currently studying the effectiveness of hydrogen power - Max's advice to manufacturing businesses - Re-consider solar power because it's not as expensive as it used to be, and returns don’t take too long - There are smart financing solutions like pBA that businesses can look into, so they need to spend their core business capital. - Adapt a cheaper solar price. - Reduce grid electricity usage. And many more, including Max’s thoughts on our main topic: “Will Australian Manufacturing ever return to the glory days of the '60s?” Connect with [Maximillian Stenning](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilian-stenning/) or S[mart Commercial Solar](https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcommercialsolar/) on Linkedin or visit their [website](http://www.smartcommercialsolar.com.au/) for more information on how your business can reduce energy costs. 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