East Lancashire still makes things. From Blackburn and Darwen up the M65 to Burnley, Nelson and Colne, and out to the Ribble Valley, plenty of factories, mills and trade units are run by the people who own them. BrightEdge Solar designs and installs rooftop solar PV and battery storage for manufacturers, engineering firms and industrial units across Lancashire. We’re based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and install across the UK, including a 99 kWp warehouse roof in Oldham on the same North West network.
Machine shops, presses, compressors, extraction and lighting run through the working day, which is when solar generates. Every unit you use on site saves the full price you’d otherwise pay for it.
Once installed, the energy your panels generate isn’t exposed to future price rises.
From first call to aftercare
Initial call: we look at your bills and, ideally, half-hourly data. Desktop design: satellite imagery and mapping give us an initial layout and estimate, often before we visit.
Site survey: roof, structure, electrical supply, existing G99 approvals and access. Proposal: final design, expected generation, costs and timescale.
G99 application: we submit and track it, along with any planning application. Installation and commissioning: MCS-compliant, planned around your busy periods.
Remote monitoring, plus optional annual maintenance to MCS MIS3002.
Initial call: we look at your bills and, ideally, half-hourly data. Desktop design: satellite imagery and mapping give us an initial layout and estimate, often before we visit.
Site survey: roof, structure, electrical supply, existing G99 approvals and access. Proposal: final design, expected generation, costs and timescale.
G99 application: we submit and track it, along with any planning application. Installation and commissioning: MCS-compliant, planned around your busy periods.
Remote monitoring, plus optional annual maintenance to MCS MIS3002.
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Stone and slate mills, northlight sheds and multi-bay portal frames. South-facing slopes can often take panels. Older fibre-cement sheets may contain asbestos, so we assess the roof first and talk you through the options, including over-cladding.
Profiled-metal units, workshops and trade units with rooflights. We use Renusol MetaSole+, which fixes straight to the sheet profile without going into the purlins, or Clenergy rail, and we protect rooflights while we’re on the roof. See warehouse and industrial solar for roof types and the checks we make.
Including on systems installed by other firms: inspection, fixing and re-certifying non-compliant systems, and ongoing maintenance.
Yes. We cover Blackburn, Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale, the Ribble Valley and the rest of Lancashire from our base in Beverley, and we’ve installed 99 kWp on a warehouse roof in Oldham on the same North West network.
SP Electricity North West, formerly Electricity North West. We handle the G99 application with them, which typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation.
Yes. You don’t need a landlord’s consent, and solar bought outright may qualify for capital allowances, so check with your accountant. If you lease your unit, you’ll need the landlord’s consent, and a PPA can suit leased buildings.
Often, yes. South-facing slopes on northlight and multi-bay roofs can usually take panels, subject to the structure, the condition of the sheeting and any listing or conservation-area controls. We check all of this at survey.
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. Systems of 150 kWp and above are typically about £420–£650 per kWp. Book a free survey for an accurate quote.
A 50–150 kWp roof typically takes about 1–2 weeks on site, after G99 approval. You’ll only lose power briefly for the final connection, and we can schedule that out of hours.
We work with businesses across:
These are areas we cover, not a list of past installs. Closer to home, see commercial solar in Hull and East Yorkshire. We also cover commercial solar in Greater Manchester and commercial solar in Cumbria.
Lancashire’s local network is run by SP Electricity North West (formerly Electricity North West). Almost every commercial system needs G99 approval before installation. We prepare and submit the application with the technical details and single-line diagrams the DNO needs, and deal with any queries. Approval typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation, so we start it early.
Already have G99 approval for an older system? Tell us at the start. On a site in Doncaster we sized a new SolarEdge inverter to fit an existing approval granted for an older 60 kW unit. If the DNO limits your export, a G100 export limitation scheme or a battery means you still use everything you generate on site. Read more: G99 applications explained.
Many rooftop systems on commercial buildings fall under permitted development, subject to conditions and size limits. In East Lancashire, a few local factors can change that:
We’ll check for your site and apply if it’s needed.
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 such as rooflight protection or Man-Safe lifelines push the price up. Every quote sets out equipment, installation, scaffolding and DNO costs separately, so you can compare like for like.
Send us a recent electricity bill, your half-hourly data if you have it, and details of any existing G99 approval. We’ll come back with an initial view on system size and whether solar makes sense for your building.
Call 01482 765063 · info@brightedgesolar.com
BrightEdge Solar Ltd, Colonial House, Swinemoor Lane, Beverley HU17 0LS. MCS certified (NIC-601602). RECC member.