CLIK Collective – Vermont, VIC

CLIK Collective is an innovative provider of co-working facilities for e-commerce businesses with numerous sites throughout Melbourne. When it expanded its offer to Vermont in 2022 it opted for a renewable energy solution to lower anticipated electricity costs. Allset Energy initially designed and installed a 99.9 kW premium rooftop solar system that optimised roof constraints and maximised the client’s return on investment. Allset Energy’s project management and onsite expertise allowed it to deploy the system in a very short space of time without impacting the whole-of-site renovations being completed concurrently.

Significant business growth throughout 2022 and 2023 resulted in increased electricity requirements for CLIK. It commissioned Allset Energy to design and install a second, separate 168.9kW solar PV system at the site in 2024 to counterbalance subsequent electricity rate increases and improve sustainability credentials of the premises.

The combined stage 1 and stage 2 systems assisted with lowering operating costs two-fold:

– reduced grid reliance; and

– increased thermal efficiency

Both these have led to lower than anticipated annual electricity costs at the site. Allset Energy also assisted with arranging finance thereby creating a cashflow positive solution from the outset, which is expected to deliver notable operating cost savings over its lifetime.