A succcessful business triples the size of their solar system
Bissell’s Paint & Panel is a local family owned company and has been established on the Sunshine Coast for 38 years. Bissell’s Paint & Panel is focused on best industry practice, lean initiatives to reduce waste and to provide, speed and cost-effective repairs to their customers.
This auto repair centre, specialises in repairing and painting of cars after accidents. Bissell’s are open for business five days per week.
“Installing the original solar system was a great decision for Bissell’s. They’ve recently upgraded to almost triple the size of their PV system to further reduce electricity costs and align with their sustainability approach.”
KEY DRIVER FOR INSTALLING SOLAR
In 2016, Bissell’s Paint and Panel moved to their new purpose built facility located in the Noosa Industrial Precinct. They installed a 32kW solar system at their new building to offset electricity costs, and added an extra 66kW of solar PV in March 2020.
BUSINESS
Bissell’s Paint and Panels
BUSINESS TYPE
Auto Repair Centre
LOCATION
73 Rene Street, Noosaville
WEBSITE
http://www.bissellspaintandpanel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bissellspaintandpanel
DATE INSTALLED
October 2016 (32kW), upgraded March 2020 (extra 66kW)
SIZE
98kW
TECHNICAL
120 X REC 265W (original) plus 210 X Canadian 315W (upgrade) solar panels
3 X Fronius 27.kW inverters
INSTALLATION COST
$23,636 (original) + $60,000 (upgrade)
ESTIMATED PAYBACK PERIOD
1.9 years (original), 2.4 years (upgrade)
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction per year: 142.8 tonnes of CO2-e