Commercial Solar PPA · UK businesses
Fully Funded Commercial Solar — PPA Rates Potentially As Low As 8p/kWh
£0 upfront with a PPA — or own it with asset finance that's typically cash-flow positive.
- No upfront installation cost*
- Maintenance & monitoring included*
- Asset finance repayments often below your savings*
- Designed around your real usage
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*Potential 8p/kWh rate for qualifying projects only, not a guaranteed offer. Subject to site suitability, electricity consumption, credit, funder approval and contractual terms. Asset finance is subject to credit approval; whether repayments are below savings depends on your tariff, usage, system cost and finance terms.
Prefer to own it?
Asset finance: own your solar, usually cash-flow positive from day one
With asset finance your business owns the system and keeps the full value of every unit it generates. For well-matched sites, the monthly repayment is generally less than the monthly saving on your electricity bill — so the system can pay for itself as it goes, and once the term ends the savings are all yours.
- Fixed, predictable monthly repayments
- Repayments often lower than your energy savings
- You own the asset and keep 100% of the savings
- Potential tax advantages — ask your accountant
- Subject to credit approval
Hypothetical example
How cash-flow positive can look
- Monthly electricity saving
- £2,000
- Monthly finance repayment
- £1,500
- Net monthly benefit
- +£500
Illustrative figures only, not a quotation or a real customer. Your result depends on tariff, usage, system cost and finance terms.
Savings calculator
See what a PPA could save your business
Adjust the illustrative assumptions to reflect your site. Savings come from the solar electricity you actually use — not everything the panels generate.
Illustrative assumptions — not a quotation
Illustrative annual savings
£32,000
≈ £2,667 per month · 16.0p/kWh price difference
- Solar used on site
- 200,000 kWh
- 5-year savings
- £160,000
- 10-year savings
- £320,000
- 20-year savings
- £640,000
Long-term totals add each year's saving using the escalation rates you set. Excludes standing charges, export income, taxes, financing and other contractual costs. Results are not sent anywhere unless you submit the form.
How it works
How a commercial solar PPA works
- 1
We assess your site
We review your property, roof suitability and electricity consumption.
- 2
We design your system
We model the right solar capacity around your usage and commercial requirements.
- 3
Your installation is funded
For eligible projects, the installation is funded through a Power Purchase Agreement.
- 4
You benefit from solar electricity
Your business buys the electricity generated at the agreed rate, potentially lowering energy spend.
System sizing
Designed Around Your Electricity Usage — Not Just Your Roof Size
Filling every square metre with panels isn't always the best commercial answer. Solar you generate isn't the same as solar you use — and under a PPA, savings come from electricity consumed on site. We assess:
- Half-hourly consumption
- Daytime demand
- Seasonal usage
- Roof orientation
- Shading
- Grid connection
- Generation forecasts
- Self-consumption
- Contract pricing
- Future expansion
Who benefits most
Sites with strong daytime demand
Solar generates during the day, so businesses that use substantial electricity in daylight hours tend to see the strongest case.
Food manufacturers
Cold storage & refrigeration
Warehousing & distribution
Engineering & manufacturing
Agricultural processing
Hospitality & leisure
Retail & commercial estates
Established owner-occupied premises
Not every business in these sectors will qualify. Property ownership, lease arrangements, roof suitability and electricity demand are assessed individually.
Funding routes
PPA versus asset finance
Fully funded PPA
- No upfront installation cost for qualifying projects
- Solar electricity potentially as low as 8p/kWh, subject to approval
- Maintenance and monitoring per contract
- Funding subject to eligibility
- Potential buyout options
- Long-term contractual commitment
Asset finance
- Business finances and typically owns the system
- Repayments spread over an agreed period
- Business benefits from the electricity generated
- Potentially cash-flow positive where savings exceed costs
- Maintenance depends on selected package
- Subject to credit approval
What's included
What a funded PPA can cover
Final inclusions depend on the specific agreement offered for your site.
Hypothetical examples
Illustrative savings at 24p grid vs 8p PPA
These are hypothetical examples, not real customers or predictions for any specific property.
Hypothetical
Commercial warehouse
150,000 kWh solar used on site / year
£24,000
illustrative annual savings
Hypothetical
Manufacturing facility
300,000 kWh solar used on site / year
£48,000
illustrative annual savings
Hypothetical
Large industrial facility
600,000 kWh solar used on site / year
£96,000
illustrative annual savings
Your proposal
Get a Tailored Commercial Solar Proposal
An accurate proposal needs your real consumption. Share your last 12 months of bills — or ideally 12 months of half-hourly data — and we can determine:
- Appropriate system capacity
- Expected generation
- Estimated on-site consumption
- Indicative PPA pricing
- Potential annual savings
- Funding suitability
Also see commercial solar, fully funded solar and commercial batteries.
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