Commercial solar PV and battery storage for Hull and East Yorkshire
Most Hull workplaces use their power through the working day, when solar generates. At Integra Buildings in Paull, just east of Hull, a 257 kWp roof powers the manufacturing site directly, and the case study records 36% grid independence.
Solar panels and batteries bought outright may qualify for capital allowances. Check with your accountant how this applies to your business.
CHAS Elite accredited · MCS certified · RECC member
From first call to aftercare
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.
From first call to aftercare
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.
See our case studies for commercial and agricultural projects we’ve completed.
Just east of Hull. 257 kWp across a profiled trapezoidal roof, with export management and a new consumer unit for the site. The case study records 36% grid independence.
A working garage on the East Yorkshire coast that uses power all day. Optimised panels on a pitched metal roof and no battery, because most of the power is used in working hours. Estimated 14,885 kWh a year.
Also in the East Riding: a 20 kWp all-black slate-roof system with 12 kWh of battery storage for a guesthouse in Brandesburton (see the Brandesburton guesthouse case study), and 19.8 kWp on a farm shed with a 22 kW EV charger for holiday lets at North Dalton (see the North Dalton farm shed case study).
Closer to the city, we’ve also fitted solar panels, some with batteries, on homes across HU3, HU4 and HU6. See solar panels in Hull.
Two more from the East Riding and the South Humber, and one much further afield on a fibre-cement roof.
Ellerton, East Riding
Solar on two new farm sheds
36 JA Solar 550 W panels (19.8 kWp) on trapezoidal sheet roofs, with two 8 kW Solis single-phase inverters.
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Goxhill, across the Humber
Solar and battery storage on an agricultural shed
14.99 kWp with a 15 kW SolaX hybrid inverter and 23.2 kWh of SolaX battery storage.
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Further afield: Penzance, Cornwall
Western Waste
115 Aiko 625 W panels (71.875 kWp) on a fibre-cement roof, a SolaX 60 kW inverter and 46.4 kWh of batteries. Handover estimate: about 73,803 kWh a year.
Read the case study →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.
Funding changes often, so we check what’s open when we quote. The Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub signposts current business support. We run the grant application with you and do the legwork: technical details, quotes, generation forecasts and paperwork. Solar bought outright may also qualify for capital allowances; check with your accountant.
Usually, yes. Many existing commercial systems can take a battery, either AC-coupled with its own battery inverter or by replacing an ageing inverter with a hybrid. We check your current inverter, wiring, metering and G99 position first, because adding storage may need a notification to, or a new application with, the DNO. We do this for systems installed by other firms too. As a real example, a 42 kWh battery with a 20 kW hybrid inverter added to an existing system came to about £16,000.
We monitor it for the first two months and offer annual maintenance to MCS MIS3002. Every install carries a 24-month workmanship warranty. We also fix and re-certify systems installed by other firms.
Yes, subject to a roof survey. Most units on Hull’s estates have profiled-metal roofs that suit rail-free fixings. If you lease, we’ll give your landlord the details they usually ask for, such as the roof loading, fixing method and insurance.
Yes. We work to your site inductions, RAMS and permits to work. We’re CHAS Elite accredited, which many main contractors and site operators ask for.
We design the fixings and layout for the site’s exposure to wind and salt air, and we check the roof structure and condition first.
Yes. Solar covers daytime demand, and a battery stores the midday surplus to run into the evening or to cover peaks. We size both from your half-hourly data.
