West Yorkshire’s manufacturing runs through its valleys: textile and engineering firms in Huddersfield and the Colne Valley, chemicals and food in Kirklees and Calderdale, and printing, packaging and fabrication around Bradford and Leeds. Plenty are family businesses in buildings they own, which is exactly where solar decisions get made quickly. BrightEdge Solar designs and installs rooftop solar PV and battery storage for factories, mills and industrial units across West Yorkshire. We’re based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and work on the same Northern Powergrid network across Yorkshire, including an 86 kWp industrial roof in Doncaster.
A multi-storey mill uses a lot of power for the roof area it has, so almost everything the panels generate is used on site, at 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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We check the timber or steel structure, the roof covering and any listing or conservation-area controls. On pitched slate roofs, GSE in-roof systems sit flush in place of the roof covering. South-facing slopes on northlight sheds can often take panels, and we plan around the glazed north faces, valleys and gutters.
Hillsides, chimneys and neighbouring mills can shade a roof for part of the day. We model shading in the desktop design, and SolarEdge optimisers can limit the losses. Narrow yards and canal-side sites need careful scaffold and lifting plans, planned around deliveries and walkways.
Including on systems installed by other firms: inspection, fixing and re-certifying non-compliant systems, and ongoing maintenance.
Yes. We cover Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield and the rest of West Yorkshire from our base in Beverley. We work on the same Northern Powergrid network across Yorkshire, including an 86 kWp industrial roof in Doncaster.
Northern Powergrid. We handle the G99 application with them, which typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation.
Often, yes. We check the structure, the roof covering and any listing or conservation-area controls. On pitched slate roofs, in-roof systems sit flush in place of the roof covering, and SolarEdge optimisers help where hillsides or chimneys shade part of the roof.
Yes. MID meters with remote reading record the generation, so the electricity can be billed fairly to each occupant. If you lease rather than own, you’ll need the landlord’s consent, and a PPA can suit leased buildings.
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. We also cover commercial solar in Sheffield and Rotherham.
For roof types and the checks we make, see warehouse and industrial solar.
West Yorkshire is on Northern Powergrid’s Yorkshire network, the same network operator we deal with for our Hull, East Yorkshire and Doncaster work. 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? On our Doncaster project we sized the new SolarEdge inverter to fit an existing approval granted for an older 60 kW unit, and a SolarEdge ONE Commercial Controller handles G99/G100 export limitation. If the DNO limits your export, a battery means you still use everything you generate. Read more: G99 applications explained.
Many rooftop systems on commercial buildings fall under permitted development, subject to conditions and size limits. Local factors that can change this:
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.