How Sports Clubs are Cutting $20K Monthly Power Bills with Commercial Battery Storage

It’s not uncommon for community sports clubs, especially footy clubs with their own ovals and facilities, to be hit with electricity bills that would make most households blink. 

One semi-professional club we looked at was clocking up $20,000 a month in electricity costs.

Clubhouses like these often run cool rooms, fridges, and lighting rigs for evening games and training. Energy use isn’t just high, it’s essential. And for many, those costs are simply accepted as part of doing business.

But what if they didn’t have to be?

When you view energy as a fixed overhead, there’s no incentive to question it. But when you start looking at energy as an asset, something that can be owned, optimised, and financed differently. It opens the door to a new kind of solution.

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No Upfront Cost, Just Immediate Savings

In this case, the model we worked with a local installer to develop a fully integrated solar and battery system, which we call PowerPlant, and partnered with a flexible finance structure from the installer. No upfront capital required. Just a simple pay-down model over time. From the moment it’s installed, monthly energy bills drop significantly. Over time, the system pays for itself, usually by year five or six, and then it keeps giving back.

The result? A club that’s no longer at the mercy of rising energy costs. A business model with breathing room. And a community space that’s powered by its future-focused infrastructure.

From Energy Expense to Energy Asset

It’s not just footy clubs. Local stadiums, soccer fields, and multi-sport venues are all facing the same challenge, and many of them are in the perfect position to make a smarter move.

Energy Independence for Every Club

Because energy independence isn’t just for homes and corporations. It’s for the places where people gather, play, and belong.

If that sounds like your club, it might be time to rethink what’s possible.

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