
Commercial solar PV, sized to what you actually use
Solar pays for itself through avoided import, not through export. That single fact should drive the whole design. We model your half-hourly consumption first, then size the array and any storage around the load you can genuinely self-consume, so the business case survives contact with reality.
25yr
Panel performance warranty
MCS
Accredited installation
O&M
Monitoring and maintenance
Commercial Solar in detail
Design starts with your load, not your roof
Any installer can tell you how many panels fit on a roof. The harder and more valuable question is how much of that generation you will consume on site at the moment it is produced. We pull your half-hourly data, overlay a modelled generation curve for your orientation and pitch, and size the system against the overlap.
Where your demand sits mostly outside daylight hours, storage becomes the lever rather than more panels. Where you run heavy daytime plant, a larger array with no battery is often the better return. We will say which applies to you before you commit capital.
Structural, electrical and planning reality
A commercial roof needs a structural assessment before it takes several tonnes of ballast or fixings. We survey the roof build-up, confirm remaining membrane life, review your incoming supply and switchgear capacity, and handle the G99 or G98 connection application with your DNO. Most commercial rooftop schemes sit within permitted development, but we confirm that rather than assume it.
Funding routes
Capital purchase gives the strongest lifetime return and, for qualifying UK businesses, capital allowances apply. Where capital is better deployed elsewhere, a funded route such as a power purchase agreement puts the asset on someone else's balance sheet and sells you the generated units below your import rate. We will model both against the same consumption data so the comparison is honest.
What's included
- Half-hourly consumption analysis before any design work
- Structural, membrane and switchgear surveys included
- G98 and G99 grid applications handled end to end
- Battery storage modelled where load sits outside daylight
- Capital purchase or funded PPA, compared on the same data
- Monitoring, cleaning and O&M after handover
How it works
Our commercial solar process
Four stages, each with a clear output. You always know what happens next and what we need from you.
Process
01
Data and feasibility
We take your half-hourly data and roof plans and return a modelled yield and self-consumption figure.
02
Site survey
Structural, roof membrane and electrical surveys confirm what the building can carry and connect.
03
Design and approvals
Final layout, string design, protection settings and the DNO connection application.
04
Install and monitor
MCS-accredited installation, commissioning, handover pack, then ongoing performance monitoring.
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Get commercial solar figures for your site
Four short steps, about a minute. A specialist reviews every enquiry personally and comes back with figures you can act on.
- Impartial advice across all three services
- Reviewed and answered the same working day
- UK team, no cold-calling, no list sharing
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Commercial Solar: your questions
How long does a commercial solar project take?
Feasibility and design usually take two to four weeks. Grid approval is the variable — a G98 notification is quick, while a G99 application on a constrained network can take several weeks. Installation itself is typically one to three weeks depending on array size.
Do I need a battery?
Only if your demand sits substantially outside generation hours. For a daytime-heavy operation such as manufacturing or cold storage, panels alone often deliver the better return. We model both before recommending either.
What happens to electricity I do not use?
It is exported and paid for under a Smart Export Guarantee tariff. Export rates are well below import rates, which is exactly why we design for self-consumption first.
Will the roof take it?
That is what the structural survey answers. If the roof cannot carry the load, or has under ten years of membrane life left, we will tell you before you spend anything on design.
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The rest of the picture
Generation, procurement and charging affect one another. Whichever you start with, the other two are one conversation away.
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