Electricity is one of the biggest controllable costs for most businesses. Rooftop solar lets you generate a large share of your daytime power on site, and a battery lets you use more of it. BrightEdge Solar designs and installs commercial solar PV and battery storage for businesses across Hull and East Yorkshire. We’re based on Swinemoor Lane in Beverley, just north of Hull, and we install across the UK.
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Offices, workshops, cold stores and production lines use most of their power during the day, when solar generates. Every unit you use on site saves the full price you’d otherwise pay for it.
Solar panels and batteries bought outright may qualify for capital allowances. Check with your accountant how this applies to your business.
Initial call: we look at your bills and, ideally, half-hourly data. Desktop design: an initial layout and estimate, often before we visit.
Site survey: roof, structure, electrical supply and access. Proposal: final design, expected generation, costs and timescale.
G99 application: submitted and tracked by us. Installation and commissioning: MCS-compliant, planned around your operations, with full handover documents.
Remote monitoring through SolarEdge or Fox ESS Cloud, plus optional annual maintenance to MCS MIS3002.
The client wanted a SolarEdge system with a permanent roof safety line, using panels from the end client’s approved list. We installed 187 DMEGC 460 W all-black panels, covering about 370 m² of the profiled metal roof, on Clenergy trapezoidal rail laid out around the rooflights. The system runs on a SolarEdge SE66.6K Synergy inverter with S1200 optimisers (two panels per optimiser). We sized the inverter to fit the site’s existing G99 approval, which had been granted for an older 60 kW unit, and a SolarEdge ONE Commercial Controller handles G99/G100 export limitation. Emlite MID meters with 4G remote reading record generation. Temporary GRP covers protected the rooflights during the install, and we fitted a permanent 72 m Soter II Man-Safe lifeline for safe future access.
99 kWp rooftop solar on a warehouse, Oldham.
Including on systems installed by other firms: inspection, fixing and re-certifying non-compliant systems, and ongoing maintenance.
Yes. We’re based in Beverley and cover Hull and the whole of East Yorkshire, as well as installing nationwide.
Typically about £17,000–£21,000 for 30 kWp, £28,000–£37,000 for 50 kWp and £50,000–£65,000 for 100 kWp, excluding VAT. Book a free survey for an accurate quote.
Payback depends on how much of the power you use on site, your electricity price and your roof, so we work it out from your bills or half-hourly data in every proposal.
Northern Powergrid. We handle the G99 application with them, which typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation.
Yes, with the landlord’s consent. We provide the information landlords usually need, and a PPA can suit leased buildings.
Many rooftop systems on commercial buildings fall under permitted development, subject to conditions and size limits. We’ll check for your site and apply if it’s needed.
A 50–150 kWp roof typically takes about 1–2 weeks on site, after G99 approval.
For commercial solar Hull projects, being based in Beverley means we can survey quickly and get back to site easily for aftercare. We work with businesses across:
See recent local projects such as solar for Hessle Sporting Club and a garage roof in Withernsea. Looking for solar for your home? See solar panels for Hull homes.
Commercial systems almost always need G99 approval from the Distribution Network Operator before installation. Across Hull and East Yorkshire that’s Northern Powergrid. We prepare and submit the application, including the technical details and diagrams the DNO needs, and deal with any queries. The approval typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation, so we start it early. For the full process, see our G99 application guide.
If the DNO limits how much you can export, we design around it with export limitation, a battery, or both.
Indicative installed costs for commercial solar PV, by system size (ex VAT):
Commercial battery storage typically costs about £350–£450 per kWh installed, including the hybrid inverter. As a real example, a 42 kWh battery with a 20 kW hybrid inverter added to an existing system came to about £16,000.
Prices exclude VAT, which is charged at 20% on commercial installs. Simple roofs with good access sit at the lower end; fibre-cement roofs, premium panels, scaffolding and safety systems push the price up. Every quote sets out equipment, installation, scaffolding and DNO costs, so you can compare like for like.
We base every design on your actual consumption, not the biggest array the roof will hold.
Send us a recent electricity bill and we’ll come back with an initial view on system size and whether solar makes sense for your building.
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BrightEdge Solar Ltd, Colonial House, Swinemoor Lane, Beverley HU17 0LS. MCS certified (NIC-601602). RECC member.
