How Morley's Funeral Home Cut Energy Costs By Up To $50,000 A Year

The Problem

$9,000 A Month Forced An Energy Audit

With energy bills adding up to a whopping $9,000 a month, Morley’s knew it was time to audit their energy usage and find a better solution. Morley’s consumes over 200MWh per year which places them in a large tariff classification.

Morley’s found they utilised the most energy between the hours of 8 to 5 mainly, consisting of air conditioning, making solar an obvious choice to reduce operating costs.

The Plan

100kW With Monitoring To Prove It

Green Energy suggested an initial install of 100kW of solar panels, with monitoring to assess if any further action would be required.

The Proof

Six Months In: Bills Down, Tariff Down

After the first 6 months, their power bill went from anywhere between $6,000 to $9,000 per month to around $2,000 (with fluctuations during high/low usage months). Saving Morley’s up to $50,000 a year, that’s almost $1,000 per week!

In addition, after Green Energy submitted the first 6 months of reduced energy reporting, Ergon Energy were able to put the company into a lower tariff classification, saving them an extra $2,000 per month on top of a huge reduction in energy costs, and reducing their dependence on the grid by 60%.

The Outcome

After-Service That Kept Delivering

On top of their solar solution, SolarEdge monitoring supplies instantaneous data to help the team manage electricity loads for optimal usage, and reports when a fault has occurred to minimise downtime and lost savings. Larry and Green Energy Technologies are continually reviewing the system’s performance and looking at options for additional improvements or upgrades that will increase savings for the business.