3 of the Biggest Reasons Why Your Organisation Should Invest in a Solar Microgrid

Solar microgrids have been used to supply clean renewable energy to homes, businesses, institutions, industries and even entire communities for many years.

Since it is basically a local, small-scale energy grid that can operate autonomously without being connected to the traditional grid, a solar microgrid is often the go-to solution for rural-based consumers who want stable access to electricity but have no way of establishing connection to the grid.

However, although rural electrification is the most ideal application for a solar microgrid, it can also be utilised by grid-connected consumers who wish to maximise their energy savings and reduce their reliance on the utility grid. So whether with or without access to the grid, consumers stand to benefit from the range of advantages that solar microgrids have to offer.

If you are a decision maker in your company and are on the fence about investing in a solar microgrid, here are the biggest reasons to start incorporating it into your organisation:

Perhaps the biggest and most important advantage of investing in a solar microgrid is that you get to either completely eliminate or significantly lower your monthly energy bills.



With an off-grid solar microgrid, you generate all of your electricity yourself and are 100% independent from the grid. This means that you don’t have to pay any more monthly electric bills, and only have to worry about the maintenance of the system.

With a grid-connected solar microgrid, you have the freedom to disconnect and reconnect to the grid as needed, which allows you to manage your energy usage more efficiently. There are also advanced microgrids that know when and when not to use power from the utility grid.

Apart from the potential savings it provides, a solar microgrid can also earn you money through solar feed-in tariffs. This is when you sell any excess energy you produce back into the grid.

A power outage can impact your organisation in many different ways. Not only can it disrupt your business operations, but it can also cause loss of revenue, inflated operating expenses, and damaged office equipment.



Solar microgrids offer protection against the effects of outages by providing you with immediate access to electricity when the grid fails. They will keep on doing their function of supplying electricity to your premises until your solar batteries are depleted or until utility power is restored.

The solar microgrid can also be configured so that it supplies power only to critical facilities within your premises.

With a solar microgrid’s capability to produce large amounts of clean renewable electricity, it can help in significantly reducing the greenhouse gas emissions coming from power generation, which is a significant problem in Australia.



If making a positive impact on the planet (or sustainability) is part of your company’s mission and vision and you are genuinely interested in helping our environment, the best way to achieve it is by incorporating solar microgrid technology into your organisation.

Whether you opt to go for an off-grid or grid-connected microgrid system, reducing your reliance on the traditional utility grid (which generates electricity by burning fossil fuels) means that you will already be making a huge positive impact on the environment than most other organisations.

There are many reasons why organisations should invest in a solar microgrid. The biggest ones are that it reduces/eliminates utility costs, promotes a healthier environment, and enhances the reliability of your electricity supply. Other good reasons include, but are not limited to, improving the stability of the local utility grid, increasing the value of your property, and bringing economic value to society.