What Solar Design Solutions does

Solar Design Solutions Pty Ltd is an Australian solar engineering consulting firm headquartered in Mascot, New South Wales, operating in the commercial and utility-scale solar PV segment. The firm provides end-to-end engineering services spanning grid connection approvals, detailed electrical and structural design, feasibility studies, RPEQ/NER certification, NATA-certified power quality testing, injection testing, structural assessment, and commissioning for projects ranging from 100kW to 5MW across both LV and HV connections. It holds in-house Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) and National Electricity Rules (NER) signing authority and maintains working relationships with all 16 major Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) across Australia.

The company's product portfolio is organised across three core service lines — Commercial Solar & Battery Services, Utility Solar Services (solar farm development, project engineering, commissioning), and EV Charging Station Planning & Design — alongside a proprietary hardware line of AS61439-compliant Grid Protection Boards (PVDB) stocked from 30kW to 600kW. It also designs battery, off-grid, and hybrid systems, with documented pioneering experience including commissioning one of the first Tesla Powerwall installations and the very first off-grid Tesla PowerPack in Australia. Underlying engineering work is supported by third-party simulation tools (PVsyst, Helioscope) and IEC 61000-4-30 compliant NATA-certified PQ meters.

Solar Design Solutions generates revenue through project-based professional service fees, with pricing provided on a quote basis and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and consultative, primarily via direct phone outreach (0480 099 616, 02 9423 0880) and website contact forms. Customer segments include Commercial Solar Retailers, Electricians and EPCs, PPA Providers, Solar Farm Developers, Investors and EPCs, and EV Charging Station Operators, with named engagements spanning government (Logan City Council), global commercial real estate (CBRE), aviation (Gold Coast Airport), facilities management (BSA), clean energy (JAM), infrastructure (Downer Group), investment vehicles (TGG), and community organisations (Narara Ecovillage). Distribution is direct-to-client with no resellers, and the company operates as an independently owned proprietary limited company with no disclosed external funding or parent entities.

Name

Solar Design Solutions

Legal name

Solar Design Solutions Pty Ltd

Website

https://solardesignsolutions.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solar Design Solutions is an Australian solar engineering consulting firm providing grid connection approvals, detailed PV system design, RPEQ/NER certification, and commissioning services for commercial and utility-scale projects (100kW to 5MW) across all 16 major Australian DNSPs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Engineering Services

NAICS

Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Grid Integration & Interconnection Services (Studies, Protection, SCADA, Forecasting) (EUAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Design, Engineering & Performance Software (PV Modeling, Digital Twins, Monitoring) (EUAMABAH), Solar Balance-of-System Components (Cables, Combiner Boxes, Switchgear, Transformers) (EUAMABAG)

Keywords

• Solar engineering consulting
• Grid connection approvals
• PV system design
• Solar farm development
• EV charging infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Mascot

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for commercial and utility-scale solar projects. Services include grid application management, detailed system design, feasibility studies, RPEQ/NER sign-off, structural assessment, commissioning, and EV charging station planning. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Solar Design Solutions is an Australian engineering consulting firm providing solar PV system design, grid connection approval, feasibility study, RPEQ/NER sign-off, power quality testing, structural assessment, and commissioning services for commercial and utility-scale solar projects (100kW to 5MW). The firm also sells proprietary AS61439-compliant Grid Protection Boards (PVDBs) ranging from 30kW to 600kW and offers EV charging station planning and design.

Product overview

Solar Design Solutions provides solar engineering consulting services through a unified service offering rather than a software platform. The portfolio spans three main service areas: Commercial Solar & Battery Services (including grid applications, detailed electrical design, feasibility studies, RPEQ/NER signing, power quality testing, structural assessment, and battery/hybrid systems), Utility Solar Services (covering solar farm development support, project engineering, and commissioning), and EV Charging Station Planning & Design. The company also offers proprietary AS61439-compliant Grid Protection Boards (PVDB) ranging 30kW to 600kW as a physical product. These services are designed to support commercial and utility-scale solar projects from feasibility through commissioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Solar & Battery Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast-tracked connection approvals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Injection Test Partner NetworkminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNationwide partner network for organizing and conducting Injection Tests for solar projects. Provides coordinated service delivery across geographic locations for grid connection testing requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Solar Choice: Australian solar comparison and consulting platform that helps commercial and residential customers select solar installers and engineering solutions. Comparable as a domestic solar advisory/consulting provider serving the same Australian market.
• Greenwood Solutions: Australian solar engineering and energy solutions provider offering commercial and utility-scale solar design, installation, and consulting. Direct competitor in the Australian solar engineering consulting segment.
• Energetics: Australia-based energy and carbon advisory firm providing engineering, sustainability, and energy transition consulting. Comparable as a professional services firm serving Australian commercial and industrial energy projects.

Emerging players

• SwitchDin: Australian energy management software and integration company serving distributed energy assets including solar and battery. Overlaps with Solar Design Solutions' grid integration and EV/BESS commissioning work.
• Reposit Power: Australian battery and energy management software company focused on behind-the-meter and front-of-meter storage. Comparable in the BESS/storage engineering space where Solar Design Solutions is an early pioneer.

Others

• Fronius Australia: Australian arm of Fronius, supplying solar inverters and energy storage solutions. Adjacent peer as a complementary supplier within the same solar engineering / installer ecosystem that Solar Design Solutions serves.

Broad incumbents

• Downer Group: Large Australian infrastructure and engineering services firm with utility-scale solar EPC capabilities. Existing customer of Solar Design Solutions but also a potential competitor for end-to-end solar engineering projects.
• Tesla Energy: Global energy business covering solar, Powerwall, and PowerPack products. Solar Design Solutions is an Australian engineering channel for Tesla's battery products, and acts as a competing ecosystem participant in the BESS space.
• Aurecon: Global engineering and infrastructure advisory with significant Australian renewable energy practice. Comparable on large-scale solar grid-connection and feasibility engineering work, though operating at much larger scale.
• Sungrow Australia: Subsidiary of global inverter manufacturer Sungrow supplying inverters and MLPE into the Australian solar market. Comparable on the BOS / electrical infrastructure side where Solar Design Solutions also sells PVDBs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solards

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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