PowerSmart prides itself on being a leader in commercial solar power installations in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific. We are one of New Zealand's most experience commercial solar electricity integrators and have direct relationships with all our suppliers, which means we are very price competitive.
Two of our founding directors are engineers and so since 2007 when PowerSmart started we have designed and built systems to last and be proud of. As a result we have won over 20 awards including 5 SEANZ awards in 2014 and 2 SEANZ awards in 2015. including Largest Grid Tied Implementation for Sylvia Park and Best Best Solar PV System with Storage for Tuvalu and Northern Cooks Project. Below is a selection of commercial solar power projects PowerSmart has completed since 2011.
PowerSmart GOLD installation
“We are delighted to be supplementing our existing renewable energy supply, which already incorporates solar water heating, wind and biological initiatives with solar PV electricity. This will certainly assist us achieve our ultimate goal of...
5kW Otuwhare Marae
“We are pleased to recommend PowerSmart’s services to our Maori people. In fact, it was their core values of giving power back to the people, their openness and engagement with our people that gave us the confidence in the project for...
New Zealand's largest solar electricity system - 350kW
“We deal with a great number of contractors and would rate the PowerSmart delivery onsite as amongst the very best.” Jason Happy – National Facilities Manager Kiwi Property. While most of the country seemed to be shopping...
Commercial Savings Through Solar
“In 2003 the biggest monthly power bill at Tarewa Mega Centre was around $4,000 - in 2014 it was more than $13,000.” Dan Udy - Director Udy Group, owners of Tarewa Mega Centre. Tarewa Mega Centre is located in Whangarei, Northland, an...
NZ Butchery Supplies
Dunninghams was established in 1921 and offers New Zealand’s most comprehensive range of butchery supplies to butcher's all over the country. The privately owned business recently undertook their own energy audit to identify opportunities...
St Kilda Development
ST KILDA PARTNERSHIP. St Kilda is the first residential and commercial development in New Zealand that has been wholly committed to sustainability and energy efficient design from the outset. When Matt and Nikki decided to...
Wine made with Solar Power
Foley Family Wines is owned by American Billionaire Bill Foley. Since 2009 Foley has brought a number of vineyards in the Martinborough region including Vavasour, Grove Mill, Martinborough Vineyard and Te Kairanga, as he believes this region...
Waikato Dairy Farm
Farming at the McConnell farm is different to most other farms in New Zealand. David and Glenys McConnell are long-time dairy farmers, and are constantly looking for new efficiencies to increase profitability. Since 2012 they have made a number of...
Sustainable Schools on the North Shore
The success of grid-tied commercial solar electricity systems lies in the ability to use electricity during the day when production is at its peak. Schools are one of the best candidates for commercial solar electricity with their peak energy...
ACT - Solar Schools Program
Between December 2011 and January 2013 PowerSmart installed over 450kW of solar panels on 35 schools in ACT, Australia. This was part of a massive $51 million dollar state funded program to have commercial solar electricity systems installed on 80...
Auckland City Apartments
Working directly with Watts and Hughes on this project Powersmart was the appointed solar system designer and contractor for 464 Remuera Rd Apartments Solar Project RFP. PowerSmart was chosen for the project due to the experience they had in...
Apartment Building
Ockham Residential Developments pride themselves in doing things right. They have a passion for Auckland and a desire to produce great places for people to live without crippling body corporate fees. The Turing building in Grey Lynn is a freehold...
Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has been on a building spree lately when it comes to libraries and community centers. Ranui Library has been part of this regional upgrade and early in 2015 the new building was completed. The project also included solar power...
Solar Farm in Manawatu - 100kW
In February 2014 PowerSmart installed and commissioned a 100kW solar PV farm on the rooftop of Palmerston North City Council’s Central Administration Building and the city’s Convention Centre - the largest solar PV system in New...
NIWA - NELSON NEW ZEALAND
“Being an environmentally responsible CRI, it makes sense to use as much of our abundant renewable energy resources as we can,” says NIWA manager, Ken Grange. There are many benefits for NIWA, one of which is that they will pay less for...
Southland Dairy Farm
For many people the idea of solar electricity in Invercargill is just wrong. How could it ever work? They don't get enough sunshine. It is not hot enough. Solar PV is often misunderstood - it is actually not reliant on heat, only sunshine...
At PowerSmart our commercial and business clients fit into two categories those who want to buy their solar power system outright and those who want take advantage of PowerSmart GOLD, which enables businesses to buy solar electricity without having to buy solar panels.
Fix your electricity cost for up to 20 years.
Commercial solar without the capital.
Solar gives great returns for most businesses.
Invest in the future. Solar systems last for 20+ years.
We work with you to provide the greatest solution for your business’s energy requirements. Below are our most common questions, but feel free to ask us anything.
If your business has a fairly constant electricity bill year round or one that...
Solar electricity systems are relatively maintenance free as there are no...
Generally the bigger your power demands the bigger the system. Until we...
There is no set time as it depends on price you pay currently for you...
PowerSmart GOLD is not a lease but it allows you to have a solar electricity...
Simply a Solar PPA is an agreement to purchase power at a fixed price for a...
No. For 99.9% of businesses we install solar electricity systems for, they are...
All our systems are backed by comprehensive manufacturers warranties, as well...
Panels weigh around 18kg per panel, which is spread over approx. 1.5m2, so they...
Each council within New Zealand has its own policies regarding what they...
"We have never had a project go so smoothly, they finished two weeks ahead of schedule."
"We deal with a great number of contractors and would rate PowerSmart's delivery onsite as amongst the very best"
“We are delighted to be supplementing our existing renewable energy supply, which already incorporates solar water heating, wind and biological initiatives with solar PV electricity. This will certainly assist us achieve our ultimate goal of self-sufficiency.”
"We're a commercial organisation and we had an expectation of a commercial return and we're very pleased to say the output - and therefore commercial return - has exceeded that expectation." Comment on the Sylvia Park installation after 1 year.
A selection of the many awards we have won....
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