Commercial roofs in Queensland
and New South Wales
and New South Wales
Every roof has an upside.
Make your roof pay rent. Upside Energy is a tenant for your roof. We fund and run everything that goes on it, and pay you rent for the space we lease.
Make your roof pay rent. Upside Energy is a tenant for your roof. We fund and run everything that goes on it, and pay you rent for the space we lease.
The deal at a glance
Most commercial roofs sit empty for their entire life. Upside pays to use that space. We fund the system, we run it, and you receive rent for the area we lease.
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Your capital outlay
Upside funds design, equipment, installation and grid connection. Nothing touches your capex budget.
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Your operating cost
Monitoring, maintenance, compliance, insurance and replacement sit with Upside for the full term.
$10k – $200k+
Indicative annual rent
Paid to the building owner across the term. Larger roofs earn more, with no upper limit.
What the owner gets
Upside funds, installs, maintains and operates the system. The building keeps running as it does now and the roof starts returning something.
Rent on roof area that currently returns nothing to the building.
On-site renewable generation is now a factor in commercial leasing decisions. A building that has it is easier to lease.
Upside monitors and maintains the system for the life of the lease. Nothing is added to your building's operations.
Rent is contracted income, so a valuer can capitalise it into the building's value. The asset is worth more for the whole time the lease runs.
On-site renewable generation counts toward the building's environmental profile, which increasingly matters to corporate tenants reporting against their own targets.
Where you choose to offer it, energy generated on your roof can be supplied to the building below what the grid charges.
Asset value
Roof rent is contracted income, so a valuer can capitalise it into the value of the asset. The building is worth more for the whole time the lease runs, not only in the years you collect the rent.
Indicative only. The actual uplift depends on the asset class, the market at the time and how a valuer treats roof lease income. This is not a valuation and should not be relied on as one.
What we install and run
What goes on the roof depends on the building. Whatever it is, Upside pays for it and keeps it running for the full term.
The asset that earns the rent. Sized to the roof, the grid connection and the tenancy.
Turns car parking into a second income line and a reason for tenants to stay.
Stores energy to sell when it is worth the most, rather than the moment it is generated.
Performance watched for the life of the system.
Keeps the building running through an outage, so the tenancy does not lose a day.
Insurance and licensing. These sit with Upside, not with the building owner. The cover and licences that apply to your site are confirmed in writing with any offer.
How it works
Here is what happens after you send us your roof. Upside handles feasibility, approvals, grid connection, installation and ongoing operation.
We look at the roof, the tenancy and the grid connection, then talk you through what the space could be worth. No cost, no obligation.
We put the rent, the terms and conditions in writing, including what happens if you sell. Your lawyer reviews. You sign.
We fund and install the system, working around your tenants. We monitor and maintain it. The rent starts.
Calculate your roof
Set your roof size and see the approximate range straight away. Leave your details and we will get in touch about your building.
No site visit, no obligation.
a year, from a system of about 330 kW.
Technology
Upside uses equipment from established manufacturers. We tell you which makes and models are going on your roof before anything is installed.
Enquire
Tell us where the building is and roughly how much roof you have, and we will be in touch to talk it through. No site visit, no obligation.