Case Study: Business Package - 30kW YEAR 1 - 5 RENTAL PERIOD YEAR 6 & ON $2,033 Cash Positive Annually $12,976 Cash Save Over $437,000 Positive Annually In Total! $14,593 Cash Positive During Rental Period Home Hardware (Hills Hardware and building) is a local family business that has been operating in the Adelaide Hills for over a decade. With extensive usage across various meters, this meter at the business accrues approximately $26,000 worth of electricity with 86000kWh of usage per year. What did we recommend? A 30kW system which had an out of pocket expense after rebates of $44,500 or a monthly rental cost of $912 and will offset $1,081 per month on average. This is an $2,033 cash positive investment from year 1. Expected Savings: • Total savings over 25 year investment $338,000 • Net Present Value of investment $164,000 • $2,057 average annual savings over and above rental costs in first 5 years (2013-2018) • $11,537 annual savings after 2018 when rental period ends 25 YEARS Home Hardware, Mt Barker SA Electricity production vs consumption Case Study: Business Package - 30kW Cash benefits of solar on rental - 30kW Commercial Alarm enabled monitoring notifies you and Living Energy of any downtime Summary Out of pocket expense - $44,500 or Monthly Rental Cost of $912 for period of 5 years • System will offset an average of $1,081 per month • Expected savings in year 1: $2,033 • Expected average annual savings for first 5 years: $2,919 pa • Expected annual savings beyond 2018: $12,976 pa • Total savings expected over system lifetime: $437,458 which = $231,590 in today’s dollars • Investing in solar is cash positive from year 1 Experienced in house installation team