Commercial Solar Installation Guide

Your project manager will provide a tailored project timeline for your site, including start and finish dates. 

Commercial solar installations typically taks between 1 and 3 weeks, depending on system size, roof access, and weather conditions.

Most of the work is completed without impacting daily operations. If a short shutdown is needed for electrical works, we’ll coordinate timing with you in advance.

Generally, between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. We’ll confirm exact hours closer to your site’s installation date.

Some noise is expected during specific stages (e.g. roof mounting), but we aim to keep disruption minimal. No heavy construction is involved. 

We’ll let you know if any areas — like car parks, driveways or internal spaces — need to be cleared or made accessible before work begins. 

Yes. Our team may need access to areas like switchboards, metering panels, or communications rooms. We’ll confirm what’s needed ahead of time. 

All work complies with WHS regulations. We’ll use signage, barriers and exclusion zones to ensure safety for your team and ours. 

Nothing major. We just ask staff to follow safety signage and avoid designated work zones while installation is underway. 

We’ll provide notice ahead of time. Deliveries may include solar panels, mounting frames, inverters, and electrical equipment. 

Typically, 4 to 6 pallets per site. Each pallet requires around 1.5 car spaces. 

We may need 3–4 car spaces for equipment and crew access, generally over 2–5 days. We’ll work with you to minimise impact. 

Yes — depending on your roof layout and access. We’ll advise which days this equipment will be onsite and set up exclusion zones. 

We’ll coordinate with you ahead of time to arrange suitable parking close to the work area. 

You’ll be introduced to your site’s dedicated contact from the Smart Commercial Solar project team before work begins. 

We’ll send brief updates by email or phone as needed. Any major changes will be discussed with you directly. 

Yes. We’re happy to provide approved messaging or visuals if you’d like to share updates internally or externally. 

Yes. Once installation is complete, we carry out final inspections, testing and system commissioning. 

You’ll receive a handover pack with system documentation and login access to your monitoring platform. 

Minimal routine maintenance is required. Our team monitors performance remotely and will flag anything that needs attention. 

Smart Commercial Solar handles both scheduled maintenance and issue resolution. If there’s a fault, we’re often the first to know via monitoring systems — but you can also contact us directly at any time. 

You’ll have access to a live monitoring portal that shows real-time performance, cost savings and carbon offsets.