BASIX · Builders · NSW

BASIX for Builders.

A predictable BASIX compliance pathway your estimators can quote with confidence — and your certifiers can sign off without site-by-site improvisation.

One line item, every job

Costed per dwelling. Same number every quote, every project.

Compliance paperwork at the touch of a button

Generate the BASIX-aligned documentation pack for each dwelling on demand — no chasing certifiers.

SolarCloud can eradicate your customers' energy bill without a single panel on their roof

A genuine differentiator for your brochures — buyers move in with their household energy covered.

Volume arrangements

Talk to us about volume-builder pricing across a pipeline of developments.

Certifier-friendly paperwork

Standardised documentation packs ready to submit.

Marketing-ready for buyers

Each home buyer becomes an owner of solar — a tangible feature you can put on the brochure.

Building better for tomorrow

Sustainability standards for residential development (BASIX) isn't just about ticking boxes, it's about creating sustainable homes and communities.

Traditional On-Site Solar

High upfront cost for hardware, design, and site-specific engineering.
Requires specialised solar installers on-site, adding to trade coordination.
Installation must be scheduled within the critical path (often post-roofing).
System size is limited by roof space, orientation, and shading.
Manual calculation and verification of physical install performance.
The owner/builder is responsible for cleaning, repairs, and inverter fails.
Panels degrade and can be damaged by hail, debris, or site accidents.
High risk of delays due to weather or supply chain for specific components.
Minimal; standard consumer-grade warranties and local council rules.
Requires visible panels, which can clash with architectural intent.

The SolarCloud Solution

Half the cost on average by leveraging existing utility-scale infrastructure.
Zero on-site labour required; the energy solution is hosted off-site.
Instant compliance; no impact on the building timeline or site access.
Scalable and flexible; not restricted by the building's physical footprint.
Automated verification through a pre-governed, ASIC-regulated structure.
Maintenance-free for the builder; the infrastructure is managed externally.
Guaranteed performance backed by a 25-year warranty.
No operational risk; compliance is achieved through a functioning utility.
Institutional-grade; ASIC-regulated and audited for long-term security.
Invisible infrastructure; allows for clean rooflines and modern design.

Buy Solar →How it works

Real impact, real savings

Offer your customer no energy bill for 25* years without any panels on their roof. No installation, no hardware, no maintenance, no battery required.

*Approximately 102 SolarCloud cloud-based panels would offset the average Australian energy bill (Canstar Blue).

Compliance

SolarCloud dashboard showing the BASIX allocation locked to a property.

Lock your SolarCloud to your BASIX property

Once your certifier has determined how much solar capacity your project requires, allocating it to your property is simple.

For example, if your certifier determines that you require 112 kW of solar to meet your BASIX requirements, you can allocate 112 kW — equivalent to 1,120 x 100W SolarCloud units — through the BASIX section of your SolarCloud dashboard.

Enter the property details, including the relevant street address and Lot/DP or Lot/SP, select the required SolarCloud capacity and press Confirm.

Once confirmed, that 112 kW is locked in the SolarCloud platform to the nominated BASIX property. 🔒

This creates a clear record of the SolarCloud capacity allocated specifically to that development.

Your BASIX allocation stays with the property

Think of your BASIX allocation as a protected allocation within your SolarCloud account. The allocated SolarCloud capacity remains associated with the property identified by its address and Lot/DP or Lot/SP, helping maintain the solar commitment nominated for that development.

Your SolarCloud dashboard will clearly identify these panels under: 🔒 BASIX. This makes it easy to distinguish the SolarCloud capacity allocated to the property from any additional SolarCloud you own for your normal electricity account.

To protect the integrity of your BASIX allocation, you will not be able to simply change the linked property, energy account or ownership details for those allocated panels through your dashboard. If something legitimately needs to change, simply contact SolarCloud. We'll ask for appropriate supporting documentation to confirm that the change remains consistent with the property and its BASIX requirements.

You can still buy additional SolarCloud

Allocating SolarCloud to BASIX doesn't prevent the building from purchasing additional remote solar to further reduce its strata costs.

It also doesn't prevent any individual apartment owner or tenant from purchasing their own SolarCloud remote solar to reduce their personal energy bill.

For example:

🔒 BASIX SolarCloud — The required SolarCloud capacity (example 112 kW) is allocated and locked to the property to support its BASIX requirements.
🏢 Strata SolarCloud — The owners corporation can purchase additional remote solar to help reduce the building's common-area electricity, gas and other strata energy costs.
⚡ Individual SolarCloud — Apartment owners and tenants can separately purchase SolarCloud solar for their own energy account and use the resulting credits to help reduce their personal energy bills.

Only the SolarCloud capacity specifically allocated to BASIX is locked to the property.

Any additional SolarCloud purchased by the owners corporation, apartment owners or tenants remains separate from the property's BASIX allocation.

How it works

1
Your certifier determines your solar requirement
For example: 112 kW
2
Allocate your SolarCloud to the property
Enter the property's address and Lot/DP or Lot/SP and allocate 112 kW / 1,120 SolarCloud panels.
3
Purchase your SolarCloud
Purchase the required capacity and receive your proof of purchase.
4
🔒 Confirm & Lock
Your BASIX allocation is recorded and locked within SolarCloud against that property.
5
Complete the BASIX alternative approval process
Your builder or certifier uses the supporting SolarCloud documentation for the BASIX alternative approval process.

Remote solar that counts towards BASIX: SolarCloud remote solar panels generate energy credits for apartments, reducing compliance cost and supporting greener building outcomes

Proof of purchase for your BASIX compliance

When you purchase SolarCloud panels for your BASIX requirements, you will receive proof of purchase, just as you would receive documentation confirming the purchase of an on-roof solar system.

This documentation can be provided to your builder, certifier or other relevant professional as supporting evidence for your NSW planning and BASIX requirements.

Because SolarCloud remote panels are a new alternative to traditional on-roof solar, SolarCloud is not currently available as a standard selection in the BASIX dropdown options.

Your builder or certifier can instead use the BASIX alternative approval process to nominate the SolarCloud solution.

SolarCloud has written approval confirming the acceptance of SolarCloud cloud-based panels for NSW planning/BASIX purposes. We can provide the relevant supporting documentation required to assist your builder or certifier with the alternative approval process.

Want more SolarCloud than your BASIX requirement?

No problem. Purchase additional SolarCloud and allocate it to your normal electricity account. Only the capacity you nominate for BASIX is locked to the property.