Commercial Solar Installation in Victoria
Solar engineered around your operating hours, electrical infrastructure and long-term energy plans.
Commercial solar starts with the load—not a package size
Maxim Energy assesses how and when your site uses electricity, the available roof or ground area, switchboard and supply capacity, phase configuration, network export limits and future battery or EV charging requirements. The aim is a practical design that aligns generation with the business load and avoids preventable electrical or approval issues.
Commercial systems we can assess
• Offices, retail and hospitality sites
• Warehouses, workshops and light industrial facilities
• Schools, community facilities and multi-building sites
• Three-phase and larger rooftop solar systems
• Solar integrated with commercial batteries
• EV charging and load-management planning
• Existing-system expansion or inverter replacement
• Independent technical review of another provider’s quote
• Warehouses, workshops and light industrial facilities
• Schools, community facilities and multi-building sites
• Three-phase and larger rooftop solar systems
• Solar integrated with commercial batteries
• EV charging and load-management planning
• Existing-system expansion or inverter replacement
• Independent technical review of another provider’s quote
What determines the right design?
A commercial proposal should consider half-hourly load data where available, weekday and weekend operation, demand peaks, roof condition and access, structural constraints, switchboard capacity, protection coordination, export limits, equipment locations and future changes to the site. Financial outcomes depend on the actual consumption profile, tariff and approved design—not headline system size alone.
Our assessment and installation process
1. Share recent bills, interval data where available, site details and project goals.
2. We review electrical infrastructure, roof or installation areas, access and network requirements.
3. The proposed system, equipment, exclusions and required enabling works are defined.
4. Network approval and installation planning are completed, including shutdown coordination where required.
5. Installation, testing, compliance documentation, monitoring and handover are completed.
2. We review electrical infrastructure, roof or installation areas, access and network requirements.
3. The proposed system, equipment, exclusions and required enabling works are defined.
4. Network approval and installation planning are completed, including shutdown coordination where required.
5. Installation, testing, compliance documentation, monitoring and handover are completed.
Why Maxim Energy
Maxim Energy is a Victoria-based electrical contractor with more than six years of solar and battery experience and over 1,200 completed installations, including extensive work in schools. Commercial proposals are reviewed from an electrical and installation perspective so practical constraints are identified before work begins.
Commercial solar FAQs
Do you need interval data to size a commercial system?
It is strongly preferred where available because it shows when electricity is used, not just the total on a bill. This helps assess self-consumption and avoid relying on broad assumptions.
Can a commercial site add battery storage?
Often yes. The design must consider the load profile, phase arrangement, inverter and battery architecture, available space, network requirements, backup expectations and the financial purpose of the battery.
Will solar keep the business running during a blackout?
Standard grid-connected solar normally shuts down during an outage. Backup requires compatible equipment and a specifically designed backup scope; the loads that can be supported must be agreed in advance.
Can installation be planned around business operations?
Yes. Access, shutdowns, noisy work and commissioning can be planned with the site, subject to safety, network and project requirements.
Planning a commercial solar, battery or EV project?
Send us your site details and energy information for an initial technical discussion.