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Future Energy designs, installs and commissions commercial-grade solar for New Zealand businesses, engineered to cut your energy use, operating costs and carbon. When your business needs more, add battery storage for resilience or night-time supply, with HVAC and fleet EV charging integrated by the same team. Most systems pay for themselves in just over 4 years, and many businesses cut power bills by 50% or more. One accountable partner, from feasibility and financial modelling through to lifetime monitoring and service
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Commercial solar is what we do best: engineered, sized and installed to deliver the strongest return on your roof. When your business needs more, we can add battery storage, HVAC and fleet charging that work with your solar. One provider, commercial outcomes you can measure.
We start with solar sized and engineered for your site, then, where it makes sense, layer in battery, HVAC or fleet charging designed to work with it. Each addition builds on your solar, so the whole delivers more than any standalone upgrade
One team, one contract. One partner for design, installation, monitoring and service, with full project management from feasibility through to commissioning. You always know who to call.
14.5 MW of solar delivered. Commercial-grade engineering, and the project management depth to deliver from a single rooftop to a multi-site programme. Every install completed by a fully trained, certified team.
Commercial solar delivers fast returns: most systems pay for themselves in just over 4 years, and many businesses cut power bills by 50% or more, with savings continuing for decades. Every commercial property is different, so these are indicative starting points. Your audit will produce a system designed for your specific site, roof and load profile, with clear fixed pricing and no hidden fees
25kW · Small office or workshop
Moderate daytime energy use. Generates around 40 to 50 kWh per day, reducing grid reliance from day one.
From $45,000 · Payback 5-7 years
50kW · Commercial or multi-office
Higher daytime consumption. Generates approximately 70 to 85 kWh per day.
From $75,000 · Payback 4-6 years
110kW+ · Industrial or large commercial
For high-energy users: warehouses, manufacturing and large commercial complexes, where industrial solar panels deliver the strongest ROI by offsetting peak demand charges. Generates approximately 140 kWh per day.
From $135,000 · Payback 3-5 years
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Book a free, no-obligation commercial energy audit, valued at $999. Our energy consultants analyse your power usage and deliver a detailed proposal with full ROI modelling.
Most energy providers do one thing. Future Energy goes beyond standalone upgrades. For most commercial sites, rooftop solar delivers the biggest and fastest savings on its own. When your business needs more, we build on it: battery storage for resilience and night-time supply, HVAC to cut one of your largest loads, and fleet EV charging that runs on your own solar. Because we design it as one system, every addition works with your solar rather than against it, for savings no standalone upgrade can match.
Designed around measurable outcomes: lower total kWh, lower peak demand, reduced operating costs and lower carbon.
Solar is the core of what we do. When your business needs more, we can add battery storage, HVAC and fleet charging, designed to work with your solar as one system. One team, maximising savings and minimising complexity.
Peak shaving, load shifting, backup power and EV charging optimisation. Store excess solar and use it when your business needs it most.
Integration benefit: BESS stores excess solar generation and releases it at peak tariff hours. Keeps business-critical power needs running when the grid fails.
HVAC is typically the largest controllable energy load in commercial buildings. Our Variable Refrigerant Flow heat pumps, smart ventilation and control systems reduce this load substantially, improving staff comfort, indoor air quality and productivity simultaneously.
Integration benefit: HVAC efficiency upgrades reduce total site load, meaning a smaller, more cost-effective solar system achieves the same energy offset.
Smart fleet charging infrastructure that integrates directly with your solar and battery system, allowing you to charge vehicles during the day using your own renewable energy rather than expensive grid power. Wallbox commercial chargers, scalable from small fleets to large depots.
Integration benefit: Solar-powered fleet charging dramatically reduces cost per kilometre
Most NZ commercial solar systems pay for themselves in just over 4 years, with energy savings continuing for 25+ years, and many sites cut power bills by 50% or more. Future Energy provides full financial modelling, including payback, NPV and IRR, as part of every commercial energy audit. Our Harbour Grounds project, for example, delivered internal rates of return of 18% to 22% across three Auckland CBD sites, with combined first-year savings of $81,000. Exact returns depend on system size, your current energy costs, tariff structure and usage patterns.
Under the IRD Investment Boost, your business can deduct 20% of the cost of eligible assets, including solar, battery storage, HVAC electrification and EV charging infrastructure, from taxable income in Year One, on top of normal depreciation. This accelerates ROI from day one and materially reduces the effective upfront investment. Our team will advise you on eligibility and how to structure your investment accordingly.
Rarely. Rooftop solar is typically installed without interruption to tenants or staff, and HVAC and EV charging works are staged around your operational requirements. Your dedicated project manager communicates every step in advance. On our Harbour Grounds project, 650 panels went onto three working Auckland CBD office buildings over two months with day-to-day operations continuing uninterrupted.
Sizing is driven by your actual load profile, not generic assumptions. We analyse your power bills and usage data, conduct a detailed site visit, assess your roof capacity and grid connection, then model the system that delivers the best ROI for your site. Every system is designed to your specific building, never off the shelf.
Commercial solar is low maintenance, with no moving parts in the panels. Future Energy provides real-time performance monitoring so issues are flagged early. All maintenance and support is coordinated centrally by Future Energy, with local teams and vetted partners carrying out on-site work where needed. Annual system health checks are recommended for commercial installations, and we offer structured maintenance agreements.
For most NZ commercial sites, solar alone drives significant savings. Battery storage adds value where you need guaranteed supply through outages, want to shift solar into peak tariff hours, or run a vehicle fleet. We model both options in your audit so you can see the numbers before deciding. For off-grid and dieseldependent sites, solar and batter together can transform operating costs, as our Yasawa Islands project shows.
Future Energy offers outright purchase, lease to own, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Clean Energy loans, structured to suit your cash flow and budget cycle. A PPA lets you benefit from solar generation with no capital outlay. Pricing is clear and fixed, with no hidden fees and a full breakdown of materials, installation and delivery. We work through the options with you as part of the free energy audit.
Yes. Future Energy operates nationwide. Multi-site projects are managed centrally with regional delivery, so quality and accountability stay consistent across every location.
Yes. A commercial solar system generates verifiable, metered carbon-reduction data that feeds directly into your Scope 1 and 2 emissions reporting, so the environmental return is measurable, not just estimated. Many businesses use their solar generation as visible proof of progress against sustainability mandates and ESG commitments. Future Energy is a SEANZ member and a Sustainable Business Network member.
Future Energy is a commercial solar specialist with 14.5 MW of solar delivered across New Zealand. We go beyond solar, delivering battery storage, HVAC and fleet charging as one integrated system, with singlepartner accountability from design through to lifetime monitoring and service. Our commercial clients include Microsoft, Datacom, Bayleys, Colliers, KFC, Spark and World Vision, and our work spans offices, industrial sites, hospitality, education, aged care and the public sector.
A structured, transparent process, from first call to long-term performance monitoring. We look at your full energy footprint and your business priorities, then give independent, product-agnostic advice on the best solution.
We gather your power usage data and conduct a detailed site visit, then build a tailored financial model with energy production and ROI forecasting and a feasibility study. Outcome: a clear picture of your energy baseline and the savings available.
We design your complete system (solar, storage, HVAC and fleet charging) to complement one another for maximum combined savings, site-specific to your roof, load profile, grid connection and growth plans. We size carefully so the system matches your consumption rather than exporting cheap power to the grid. Outcome: a complete, costed design optimised for ROI.
Structural, electrical and local network checks account for every cost and risk before you commit, and we prepare the connection approval application for your lines company. Outcome: no surprises, delivered on budget and on time.
Certified engineers, installation to the latest AS/NZS standards, full compliance inspections, testing, commissioning and sign-off, with a dedicated project manager. Outcome: a fully operational, certified system with all paperwork complete.
Real-time performance monitoring, with support coordinated by Future Energy as your single point of contact. Outcome: decades of verified savings and a single point of contact.
At Future Energy, we look at your energy footprint and individual priorities, and provide independent advice on the best solutions.
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Outright purchase, lease to own, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Clean Energy loans, structured to fit your cash flow and goals. A PPA lets you benefit from solar generation with no capital outlay. Clear fixed pricing, no hidden fees. Talk to us about finance at your free energy audit.
Book a free, no-obligation commercial energy audit
Our commercial energy consultants visit your site, analyse your power usage, and deliver a detailed proposal with full ROI modelling.
Every system installed to AS/NZS standards, with full electrical certification, inspection and documentation.
Commercial solar delivered across New Zealand, managed centrally with consistent quality and accountability.
Commercial solar is installed across New Zealand, managed centrally with consistent quality and accountability.
Up to 25-year product warranties on panels, plus 10-year inverter and 10-year workmanship warranties as standard.
