Aged care facility goes solar in Victoria

An aged care facility in Victoria has just installed a 100kW rooftop solar system, which it says will deliver an internal rate of return of around 20 per cent per year.

The system installed by energywired, using SolarMax inverters and Yingli modules, is located at the Olivet Aged Persons Home in Ringwood, Victoria, and will generate more than 130.5MWh, cutting its annual bills by around $34,000.

“Olivet Aged Persons Home is a not for profit organisation that cares for the elderly. Investing in solar energy will reduce our electricity bills and this will ensure we can draw on its financial benefits in the long run,” CEO Julian Simpkins said in a statement.

Clifford Wigg, head of energywired saids olar energy offers a “true competitive advantage” to any organization.

The facility will feature seven 15kW 15MT2 and one 10kW 10MT2 grid connected inverters provided by SolarMax, and 400 x 250kW Yingli solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. It will also feature MaxWeb, a  remote monitoring platform that provides a real-time display of performance data such as input and output voltages, input and output currents, frequency, device temperature and yield.