Sungrow and MNC Solar Power Deploy 244 kW Multi-Building Solar System at Australian Aged Care Facility

Sungrow has partnered with MNC Solar Power to deploy a 244 kW solar power system at Vincent Court Aged Care in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, supporting the facility’s efforts to reduce electricity costs and improve energy management.

The 86-bed aged care facility operates continuously and has significant electricity requirements from commercial kitchens, hot water systems, air conditioning and other essential services. Its kitchen is the facility’s largest energy consumer, with electricity used to operate combination ovens, dishwashers and equipment required for daily meal preparation.

The solar installation replaces Vincent Court’s existing inverter system with a new multi-building solution comprising eight Sungrow PV inverters. The system includes five SG30CX 30 kW units and three SG20RT 20 kW units, supported by six dataloggers configured in a master-slave architecture.

The system is integrated with Sungrow’s iSolarCloud platform, enabling the facility to monitor solar generation, energy consumption and grid exports across multiple buildings through a centralised interface.

“The Sungrow system is going to make a significant difference to our energy management and operating costs. We can now clearly see how much energy we are generating and consuming across all buildings. The savings will allow us to invest more resources into supporting our residents,” said Craig Baker, Maintenance Officer at Vincent Court.

Sungrow said the solution enables energy management across multiple rooftops and switchboards without extensive trenching or complex rewiring. Its logger-cascading configuration allows the dataloggers to communicate through the same network using Modbus TCP, with data consolidated through a master logger and smart meter connected to the main switchboard.

The installation provides centralised energy management through iSolarCloud, real-time visibility across multiple buildings, zero-export functionality when required and the ability to integrate additional capacity in the future.

“With our logger-cascading solution, all loggers communicate over the same network via Modbus TCP, so there’s no need for trenching even with inverters on different buildings. Everything reports back to one master logger and smart meter on the main switchboard, giving the whole site a single, unified view on iSolarCloud,” said Amit Raj Pant, Technical Service Engineer at Sungrow.

Dean Galvin, Managing Director of MNC Solar Power, said the unified monitoring platform simplifies system management for both installers and customers, particularly for large multi-building projects.

The project forms part of Sungrow’s efforts to expand the use of intelligent solar and energy management solutions across Australian businesses and essential services, with a focus on improving energy efficiency, operational visibility and long-term energy resilience.