Fresh Freight Tasmania - Driving Down Costs With Solar

location

Laverton North, VIC

Services used

PV

Industry

Cold Storage

500kW

SOLAR PV

$160k/yr

SAVINGS

Fresh Freight Tasmania partnered with Acacia Energy to cut energy costs with solar, saving over $160k annually and reducing emissions.

The Challenge


Power bills had risen significantly in the last 12 to 18 months, prompting urgent action.

  • Fresh Freight Tasmania wanted to reduce operational costs through renewable energy technology.

  • As part of the supply chain, reduction in carbon emissions of benefit to their customers with mandatory reporting requirements.

The Solution


Installed a 500kW solar PV system at the Laverton North site.

  • Utilised Yinglee solar panels with Solar Edge energy optimisers and inverters.

  • Integrated live performance monitoring to track energy generation and savings in real time.

The Impact


Annual savings of over $160,000 in electricity costs.

  • Projected savings of $4.9 million over the system’s lifetime.

  • Reduction of 720 tonnes of CO₂-e per year, equivalent to planting over 33,000 trees.

The costs associated with refrigerated storage facilities are enormous. Power bills went through the roof in the last 12 to 18 months. We decided that we had to do something quickly to try and offset some of those costs.

The costs associated with refrigerated storage facilities are enormous. Power bills went through the roof in the last 12 to 18 months. We decided that we had to do something quickly to try and offset some of those costs.

The costs associated with refrigerated storage facilities are enormous. Power bills went through the roof in the last 12 to 18 months. We decided that we had to do something quickly to try and offset some of those costs.

More Stories