Thanks to a new innovation called SolShare, occupants of multi-unit buildings can now share one rooftop solar installation – an important breakthrough given the rising cost of power.
For occupants of apartments, office blocks, and retail centres, SolShare will mean lower power bills, a lower carbon footprint and a higher property value, according to its creator.
The metering system was developed by Allume Energy, an Australian startup founded in 2016 by Cameron Knox and Andrew Justo.
The company began life in an accelerator program in Melbourne and last month bagged a Clean Energy Council innovation award for SolShare, which hit the market last year.
“It is fantastic to have the Clean Energy Council’s support in our vision to unlock rooftop solar for those missing out,” Allume’s founder and CEO Cameron Knox said of the win.