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Commercial solar, clearly.

One short email a month with the numbers, the policy shifts, and the quiet bits installers don't volunteer. For UK SMEs evaluating solar — written for finance directors, not marketing departments.

The Brief

One email a month on UK commercial solar.

Electricity benchmarks, grant updates, real install costs, and the occasional sharp opinion. No spam, unsubscribe in a click.

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What the electricity benchmark does to your payback

When Ofgem's non-domestic benchmark moves, the seven-year breakeven heuristic moves with it. We show the arithmetic rather than the headline.

Capital allowances — the bit installers underplay

Full AIA still applies to commercial solar through 2026/27. The structuring decisions that actually change the number.

Accreditation, and which one to insist on

MCS and RECC are not the same thing. What each actually covers, and which one protects a business buyer when things go wrong.

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