Roof-mounted solar for industrial units, farm buildings and offices, modelled on your own consumption data before you spend a penny.
Commercial
Commercial Solar for Business and Agriculture
- ✓ Modelled from your consumption data
- ✓ Industrial, agricultural and office sites
- ✓ Grid applications handled for you
Commercial solar for business and agricultural sites
Electricity is a fixed overhead until you start generating your own. For a business using most of its power in daylight hours, commercial solar turns a rising cost into a predictable one, usually with a payback measured in single-figure years rather than decades.
Solarcore Energy Ltd works on roof-mounted arrays for industrial units, warehousing, farm buildings and offices. We start from your half-hourly consumption data where it exists, because the value of a commercial array depends far more on when you use power than on how big the roof is.
Getting the grid connection right
Commercial arrays usually need formal approval from the network operator. We handle that application, specify the export arrangement and set the system up so your site uses generation first and exports the balance.
Call 07375 791841 to discuss generation for your site.
At a glance
- Industrial, agricultural and office
- Modelled from your own data
- Structural check before design
- Network application handled
- Work planned around your hours
- Monitoring and documentation
What it does for the books
The business case rests on the cost per unit you avoid, the certainty it brings and what it does for your reporting.
Lower cost per unit
Generation used on site replaces imported electricity at full retail rate.
Less market exposure
A slice of your supply stops moving with wholesale prices, so forecasting improves.
Credible reporting
Real generation data for tenders, supply chain questionnaires and carbon reporting.
Storage and charging
Pair with battery storage or fleet charging rather than exporting surplus.
Designed around your building
Large shallow-pitch roofs on units and barns suit solar particularly well. We check the structure first, confirm the roof can carry the load, and design around existing plant, rooflights and access routes.
Work is programmed around your operating hours where possible. Connection work needs a short planned shutdown, which we schedule to suit you rather than the other way round.
Send us twelve months of consumption data and we will model the return for your site.
How a commercial project runs
Commercial work needs planning around your operation. Our full process sets out each stage, and we work across Northamptonshire and neighbouring counties.
Survey and structural check
Roof covering, structure, access and existing electrical infrastructure assessed before design.
Design, quote and approvals
A clear design with modelled output and costs, plus the network application submitted for you.
Installation and sign-off
Tested, commissioned and certified, with documentation and monitoring access at handover.
See the numbers for your site
We model the return from your own consumption data, not an industry average.
Commercial solar questions from site owners
The questions below come up most often when we quote business and agricultural projects.
How long until it pays for itself?
It depends on consumption profile, roof size and tariff. We model it from your own data and show the workings rather than quoting an average.
Will the roof take the weight?
Most commercial roofs will, but we confirm it with a structural assessment before design. Where there is doubt we involve a structural engineer.
Does the work stop production?
Rarely. Most work happens on the roof. Connection work needs a short planned shutdown, scheduled to suit you.
What about VAT and capital allowances?
Commercial installations are treated differently from domestic and allowances can be significant. Your accountant should confirm the position.
Can we expand later?
Yes, if planned at design stage. We size inverters and infrastructure with expansion in mind where growth is likely.
Do you work on farm buildings?
Yes. Agricultural roofs are often ideal, and we design around existing plant and access.
Talk it through first? Call 07375 791841 for a straight assessment.