MIA Podcast - Episode 21: Maximilian Stenning - Smart Commercial Solar
Smart Commercial Solar is committed to leading solar power and energy intelligence in Australia.
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:
- 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
- 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 or Smart Commercial Solar on Linkedin or visit their website for more information on how your business can reduce energy costs.