Features & Benefits

Bill Saving
The SolShare can reduce electricity
bills by up to 40% – and even more
with batteries

Affordable
A complete SolShare solar
system can cost as little as
£2,000 per flat.

SAP / EPC Boost
The SolShare can
increase SAP scores by
5-15 points per flat

unobtrusive

Simple and Effective
The residents retain the freedom
to choose whichever retailer they
like for their grid energy

How do I get a SolShare System?

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Case studies

Cardiff, Wales – Wales & West Housing

The client’s brief was to connect all 24 flats to rooftop solar PV and battery storage. The initial proposal was to connect an individual solar system with individual batteries to each flat. The space requirements for 24 inverters and 24 batteries left the attic as the only place to house the equipment. This was deemed inappropriate by the client and the project ground to a halt.

Upon discovering the SolShare, the solution was able to be dramatically simplified to two inverters, two SolShares connected to 12 flats each. The reduction in hardware enabled the equipment to be installed next to the meter room on the ground floor, green lighting the project. The simplification also reduced the project costs by 25%.

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Eveleigh, New South Wales

City West Housing is a leading Community Housing Provider in NSW. They connected rooftop solar to 226 apartments in three apartment complexes in their portfolio with Allume’s SolShare technology.

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Altona North, Victoria

Allume Energy worked with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to deploy shared solar on an apartment building owned and operated by Evolve Housing.

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Ryde, New South Wales

Allume Energy worked with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to deploy shared solar on an apartment building owned and operated by Evolve Housing.

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The SolShare is the missing piece of the solar puzzle.

- Joe Perry, Operations Manager, Suntrix

We’re really proud that the people living in this apartment building will be able to access cheap renewable energy, the same as anyone else around the country living in a free-standing home.

- Sebastian Klein, Manager, Zero Carbon Moreland

We’ll be helping contribute to getting renewable energy, so for environmental reasons that’s really great… Also the owners and the residents are able to save money.

- Kerry Ko, Apartment resident, Brunswick East

We are hearing from our residents that they don’t need to worry about electricity bills to keep warm in winter as they have accumulated some savings from spring to autumn.”

- Ravi Koneru, Assets Coordinator, Housing Choices Australia

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The SolShare is classed as a direct connection of solar PV to flats. It therefore qualifies for SAP 10.2 PV credits – typically adding 5-15 SAP points to each flat.

Yes. The SolShare typically adds 5-15 SAP points to a flat. As each EPC band is around 10 points, each flat is highly likely to increase it’s EPC band by at least one rating.

Yes, any separately metered connection can be added to a SolShare system, including the Landlord supply.

The SolShare comes with an industry standard 10-year warranty.

Yes, batteries can be included in the system. Even better, because the SolShare is a shared system, your batteries will also be shared. This means that rather than needing to buy an expensive battery for every connected unit, you simply by a communal battery that everyone uses when they need it. This greatly increases their value for money.

Every SolShare installation is unique. Once we have gained the relevant information from you, we will introduce you to one of our certified SolShare installation partners. They will be able to talk you through what is most suitable for your building.

Typically, the SolShare is suitable for apartment buildings that have more than 6 apartments. Send us an enquiry and we will be happy to see if our technology is suitable for your apartment building.

As with all solar installations, every connected unit must have a smart electricity meter. If the apartments don’t have smart meters, don’t worry. Our certified SolShare Installation Partners will be able to guide you through upgrading. Residents can also contact their energy retailer directly and upgrade the meters in advance.

Every connected unit will receive feed-in tariff payment for any solar they don’t use.
The SolShare ensures that the same quantity of solar is delivered to each connected unit over the course of each month. It works hard to deliver each unit’s solar when they are using power and therefore when they’re going to save the most amount of money. However, if this is not possible and more solar is being delivered than can be consumed then it will be exported to the grid and your retailer will buy it off you.

No. Residents can stay with their existing retailer, or to choose to change to another one. They can also access any market protections provided for vulnerable electricity customers, if applicable.

The SolShare qualifies for numerous funding schemes, including the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 and ECO4 funding. Contact us for guidance.

There are a number of factors in determining this, the main one being how much energy you use. But on average, a 40% reduction in grid energy usage can be achieved. This is increased further if batteries are included. See our cases studies for more information on price and payback.

The monitoring portal provides energy data for the entire building and is available to the system owner. This is often a stipulation for funding initiatives like the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.

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