Installing solar panels on a commercial property can have huge benefits for your business. You can save money on energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint.
Installing solar panels, and using the roof space on your commercial building, is an excellent way to save on electricity costs and reduce your carbon footprint. This free electricity can be used to power lighting, computers, machinery, and even electric vehicle chargers for your staff or customers. If your business operates primarily at night, or after dark, it is possible to store the electricity generated throughout the day using solar battery storage.
Solar panels will benefit both large and small businesses and are ideal for offices, agricultural buildings, factories, warehouses, schools, hospitals, and retail buildings. With rising energy costs, and whatever your industry, using your roof space to generate electricity is the perfect solution.
What are the benefits of installing solar panels on my commercial property?
Electricity cost savings
Installing solar panels will generate free electricity for your business property during daytime hours, lowering your business requirements for electricity from the National Grid. During the spring and summer months of 2022, we were running off 96% renewable energy.
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)
Depending on how much solar power your business generates it may be possible to sell any surplus electricity back to the grid. Generally, a business with a high electricity demand will use the electricity throughout the day.
Future-proofing your business
With energy bills increasing and the grid struggling to accommodate the UK’s energy demands, installing solar panels on your commercial property will future-proof your business and increase the value of your business property.
Reduce your carbon footprint
Installing solar panels to generate solar energy will reduce your carbon emissions considerably. It also puts out a clear message to your customers that you are a forward-thinking business, with a positive attitude towards the environment.