For over 60 years, Tim and Terry’s Oyster Supply has delivered premium seafood to customers across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.
Founded by friends Tim Siderellis and Terry Arhontogiorgis, the business lives by a simple ethos: “If it’s not good enough for us to take home, we don’t sell it.” That principle has earned them a large and loyal customer base over the years.
The problem
Unfortunately, with longevity and growth also comes ever-rising costs.
Refrigerating and distributing large volumes of seafood products across states is energy-intensive, costly work as it is. But with energy prices climbing sharply over the past two decades, operating costs had become increasingly difficult for the wholesaler to shoulder.
In early 2025, COO Bill Siderellis decided it was finally time to take control of their energy expenditure.
Project snapshot
Industry: Seafood Wholesaler
Channel Partner: Ausmore Energy
Solar system size: 330kW
Equipment:
- 600x Risen solar panels
- 3x Sungrow inverters
Payment Plan term: 10 years
The solution
Bill turned to Ausmore Energy’s Jeylan Atkin, who visited the warehouse in Altona North to recommend an energy-saving solution.
The warehouse’s large, flat roof provided the perfect site for a solar array. To maximise savings, Jeylan proposed a 330kW solar system comprising 600 Risen solar panels and three Sungrow inverters.
To manage the cost of the investment, Jeylan recommended a $0 upfront Smart Ease Payment Plan. This meant the business could install the system with no upfront capital, paying instead in manageable monthly instalments. The arrangement effectively reallocated existing energy expenditure, while allowing the company to preserve capital for other priorities.
The system was installed in February 2025.
The win
Tim and Terry’s Oyster Supply is now powered by clean energy. For a seafood wholesaler, this is not only a major sustainability win but also a powerful PR story: the fishermen who supply them and the restaurants who buy from them all benefit from reduced emissions in their supply chain.
The biggest win, however, is financial. The business has slashed its reliance on the grid, protecting itself from volatile energy prices and reducing exposure to blackout risks – securing both long-term savings and resilience.
For Tim and Terry’s, “if it’s not good enough for us, it’s not good enough for our customers” now extends beyond seafood to the way they power their business for a cleaner future.
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