Solar photovoltaic energy is a type of electricity generation beneficial for private homes, neighborhood communities, and businesses. And in the business sphere, we need to talk about the reasons why self-consumption in industrial areas is a profitable investment for entrepreneurs.
We are not just referring to an industrial, independent warehouse, the installation of solar panels, but to collective self-consumption between different existing ships or companies. This is a possible and legal practice that favors economic savings and environmental sustainability.
At we want to shed light on the question of how to implement self-consumption in industrial areas, going a step beyond self-consumption in companies: instead of favoring a single business, it will favor a group of them to achieve a more efficient use of energy.
how i do photovoltaic installations in industrial areas And how do you get a profitable solar investment? In the following sections we answer these questions.
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How solar photovoltaic energy works in industrial areas
The operation of photovoltaic solar energy for the self-consumption of industrial areas is like the rest of the users of this clean and sustainable energy in energy communities.
Starting with the fact that the current legislation allows easier management of energy communities, with one person who can be a representative of the others in the proceedings.
In the same way, at we take care of carrying out simpler procedures on behalf of users, so that they save time in carrying them out, being able to invest that time and money in the management of the business itself.
Installation of solar panels
The solar panels must be installed in the areas of the polygons where there are no buildings of any kind that prevent the panels from capturing the light from the sun\’s rays. Therefore, it is recommended that the installation be carried out on the roofs of warehouses or in open spaces where the movement of people and vehicles is not interrupted.
With the aim that performance of the solar panel is the maximum possible, they must have an inclination of at least 40 degrees. In this way, we guarantee that they are able to capture diffused sunlight at all hours of the day, even on cloudy or rainy days.
Immediate electricity consumption or battery storage
When starting the operation of the solar panels, the solar inverters transform the direct current into alternating current so that it works correctly in the electrical system. From this moment, there are two possibilities to consume the electricity generated in the solar installation:
- The first is it consumes electricity at the same time as it is producedimmediately and with economic savings compared to the supply of electricity to energy companies.
- The second is storing electricity in solar batteries for later consumptionfor example, when it is night if there is enough energy stored to not consume additional electricity or also when power outages occur using this electricity instead of using emergency electrical generators.
Distribution of electricity generated in solar panels
Being industrial areas, the generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic energy has two options: either it is installed only in a warehouse for a single user, or it is used for sharing electricity due to shared self-consumption.
In this second case, it is possible to distribute the electricity generated in the solar panels for common use. For this, shared management must be based on good organization and each user must calculate the energy consumption involved in the daily routine of his company in order to correctly distribute the electricity.
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Why self-consumption in industrial areas is profitable
Once the operation of photovoltaic installations is explained, it is time to comment profitability of solar self-consumption in industrial areas. Why is it profitable and a good opportunity to obtain economic benefits and at the same time promote environmental sustainability and the energy transition in Spain?
Depreciation of the photovoltaic installation
The first thing we want to talk about is fasting amortization of the photovoltaic installation. When a company decides to make an economic investment, it wants it to be amortized as quickly as possible so that it is profitable. ok then photovoltaic installations are amortized in approximately 4-6 years, short term. An advantage also taking into account the fact that the useful life of solar panels is 25 to 30 years, depending on the type of solar panel and its maintenance.
In this way, when investing in solar energy for self-consumption of energy in industrial areas, it is financially amortized in a few years.
Savings of up to 40% on companies\’ electricity bills
He savings of up to 40% on electricity bills It is the second of the reasons why self-consumption in industrial areas is a profitable investment when chosen. We are talking about almost half of the cost of invoices, so it is a large percentage,
As we commented earlier when we talk about the delegation of bureaucratic procedures with its economic savings, this saving of 40% on bills means having an additional cushion of money to make other types of beneficial investments for companies that have warehouses in industrial areas.
Return on investment and sale of surpluses
Investing in solar PV in industrial areas also guarantees a return on investment when realized. Moreover, we remember that with PPA for self-consumption (Electricity purchase contract) does not even require an initial economic investment and savings are made on energy transport costs because it is generated and consumed in the same location.
Likewise, the legislation allows for the sale of unconsumed surplus solar photovoltaic energy. In other words, if it was also said that the electricity generated in the solar panels can be stored in the batteries, it is also possible to sell the surplus to the electricity grid, with the consequent economic benefit that this implies.
With everything explained in this article, we have laid out the main reasons why self-consumption in industrial areas is a profitable economic investment to consider.
