5 guides on system design — buyer-side, plain-English, with current UK numbers.
A heat pump turns your heating into an electrical load — and that's exactly the daytime demand that makes solar pay harder. Here's how the two technologies work together for a commercial building, and where the pairing does and doesn't stack up.
Installers default to south-facing because it generates the most electricity. But for a commercial buyer, total generation isn't the goal — self-consumed generation is. A worked comparison showing why an east-west split frequently returns more despite generating ~15% less.
Most businesses default to the roof, usually rightly. But if you have spare land — or an unsuitable roof — ground-mount changes the maths. Land area per kWp, the cost gap, planning timescales, and the point at which building on the ground starts to win.
If you're electrifying a fleet or offering staff charging, pairing it with solar is a natural fit — daytime sun for daytime charging. The cost per mile, how much array each vehicle needs, why slower chargers beat faster ones, and the grant worth claiming.
A battery is the upsell installers love, but for many SMEs adding solar it doesn't pay for itself. Here are the four cases where commercial storage genuinely earns its keep — and the honest signs you should skip it for now.