Business case

West HQ: turning the car park into power and shade

We took West HQ's surface car parks from aerial to a canopy drawn to scale, then priced it. This is what it looks like, and what it costs.
Canyon solar canopy drawn to scale over West HQ car parks
Canyon solar canopy drawn to scale on West HQ's surface car parks.
1.97 MWp
System size
8,196 m²
Canopy coverage
2,518
Solar modules
~2.8 GWh/yr
Generated on site

Drawn and priced

1.97 MWpSystem size
8,196 m²Canopy coverage
2,518Solar modules
~635Covered member bays
$1.93/WStructure + install
$3.80MIndicative price, ex-GST
Preliminary pricing, ex-GST, subject to site assessment. Site transport allowed provisionally at about $46k. No battery or EV charging in this figure; both can be added.

Proven at clubs like yours

Canyon Solar factory-builds solar canopies that turn large car parks into power generation. We've delivered them for Woolworths, AstraZeneca and CSIRO, and, closest to home for West HQ, for Wests Illawarra Leagues Club, a leagues club just like yours, where the canopy now shades the members' car park and generates power on site.

Wests Illawarra Leagues Club solar canopy
Wests Illawarra Leagues Club, NSW. A Canyon Solar delivery.

What the canopy does for the club

Cuts the power bill

About 2.8 GWh a year, generated where the club uses it, with the kitchens, gaming floor, air-conditioning and refrigeration running hard day and night. Indicative energy value is around $600k a year, assuming roughly 22c per kWh and most of it used on site, to be firmed with the club's actual tariff.

Shade for members

Covered parking is a visible member benefit: protection from sun and hail, and a better arrival than an open bitumen lot.

EV ready

The canopy ships EV-ready, so member EV charging can be added as demand grows.

A platform, not just panels

The structure also carries LED lighting, security and CCTV, and is battery-ready for demand management. None of that is in the price above; it rides on the same steel.

The Grand Canyon

For the main member lot, the standout design is the Grand Canyon: a continuous, full-coverage canopy with no gaps over the driving lanes. It gives the highest solar density in our range and a clean architectural roofline that reads as a considered member space rather than a utilitarian car park.

Grand Canyon full-coverage solar canopy render
Grand Canyon, a continuous full-coverage canopy with integrated battery and EV charging.

How to proceed

Own it (CAPEX)

$3.80M ex-GST, staged. The club owns the canopy and all the generation, on a 30-year design life.

Hardware as a service (OPEX)

$0 upfront. A service agreement funded by an independent partner; the club keeps the generation and pays from the savings.

Either way it is engineered, factory-built and installed by the team that has delivered 16 projects across three states.

A short working session to validate the layout, firm up the tariff and energy assumptions with the club's real figures, and confirm scope.