Solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for Derby homes, designed and installed by our team from Mickleover, about four miles from the city centre.
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Our office is at Grassy Court on Etwall Road in Mickleover, on the west side of Derby. We started here in October 2020 fitting EV chargers unconfirmed, and today we design and install solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for homes across the city and the villages around it.
Being close matters after the panels go up as well as before. Surveys are easy to arrange, and if anything needs looking at later, we're a short drive away.
Parts of Derby we cover:
and nearby villages including Duffield, Hilton, Etwall, Findern, Borrowash and Ockbrook unconfirmed.
Mercia Electrical Ltd, Unit 6 Grassy Court, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0BX
We're on the west side of the city, about four miles from the centre and a few minutes from the A38 and A516 unconfirmed. We come to you for the survey; you don't need to visit us.
A few of the homes and businesses we've worked for nearby.
Trevor came to us after a national installer walked away on installation day. We took over the grid paperwork, worked alongside Trevor's roofer and fitted a 16-panel GSE in-roof system with a Tesla Powerwall 3. Summer savings of £120 - £130/month, and £20 - £30 in credit from exporting excess power.
Eight 480 W LONGi panels, a 3.68 kW inverter and an EcoFlow PowerOcean battery with two 5 kWh modules. With an inverter this size, we only had to notify the network operator after the install, so it went ahead soon after the survey unconfirmed.
Three 7 kW dual pedestal chargers, including the groundworks unconfirmed.
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Tell us a little about your home and we'll call you back, usually within one working day unconfirmed.
Want a price straight away? You can also design your solar system online and see an instant quote (opens in a new tab).
Someone from the Mercia team will call you back. If it's urgent, call us on 0800 111 4576.
Our online designer lets you plan a system for your home and see an instant quote while you wait for our call.
Design My Solar System For Instant QuoteIf you already have solar panels: roughly when they were fitted and the make of your inverter (it's on the label). A recent electricity bill helps too.
Read about home battery storageThe car you drive, where you'd like the charger, and a photo of your fuse box if it's easy to takeunconfirmed.
Read about home EV chargersA recent electricity bill or your half-hourly data, and the site address. George Joslin, who leads our commercial projects, will be in touchunconfirmed: naming George.
See a recent project: Scotswood IndustriesHow many vehicles or parking spaces, who will use the chargers, and the site address.
Read about workplace EV chargingThe installation address and, if you have them, your invoice or MCS certificate. If it's urgent, please call 0800 111 4576 rather than waiting for our reply.
Designed and fitted by our own MCS certified team, based in Mickleover.
On-roof and in-roof panels, designed around your roof and how your household uses electricity.
Store your solar power, or cheaper overnight electricity, to use in the evening.
A home charger fitted safely to your supply, with smart charging set up for your tariff.
Commercial solar and workplace EV charging, in Derby and across England, Wales and Scotland.
Derby has a bit of everything, from Victorian terraces to new estates. These are the things we look at on a survey here unconfirmed.
In areas like Normanton, Pear Tree and the West End, roofs are often smaller and split by chimneys and back extensions, with little side access. We plan the panels around the roof you have, and arrange the scaffold, including a council licence if it has to stand on the pavement.
Many homes in Allestree, Littleover and Chaddesden have hipped roofs, which leave less room on each slope. We often spread the panels over two slopes, or suggest in-roof panels where the roof is being redone anyway.
Some newer homes in Mickleover, Hilton and Chellaston came with a small solar system from the builder. Adding a battery or more panels can make more of it, so we check what's already there first.
Parts of Derby, including Friar Gate and Darley Abbey, are conservation areas, and Darley Abbey is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Most home solar doesn't need planning permission, but a listed building does, and some conservation areas have extra rules. We check before we design, and help with the application if one is needed.
Derby's local electricity network is run by National Grid Electricity Distribution (formerly Western Power Distribution). Systems with an inverter up to 3.68 kW only need us to notify them after installation (G98). Bigger systems, or a battery that takes the total higher, need their approval before we install (G99). We make both applications for you.
Before adding a battery or an EV charger to an older home, we check the fuse box (consumer unit) and earthing. If an upgrade is needed, it's in your quote from the start.
"After 8 months of working with a large national energy company, who walked away on the installation day, a friend recommended Mercia Electrical to install a Solar/battery solution. … Mercia quickly migrated the existing paperwork/permits to their control, thereby avoiding further delays. … A great team to work with, you'll be in safe hands."
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We're MCS certified and NICEIC approved, so your system qualifies for export payments and our work is checked by independent assessors.
Survey, design, installation, the grid application, your certificates and aftercare, all handled by us.
Find a cheaper like-for-like solar panel cost quote from another MCS-certified solar panel installer in Derby or the Midlands and we'll match it plus give you an extra £100 off unconfirmed. Terms apply.
Every home installation comes with a 14-day cooling-off period, and finance is available through our finance partners. All finance subject to status and credit checks.
Our home systems start from about £5,000 without a battery and about £7,000 with one unconfirmed. See our solar panel prices by system size. For a quick figure for your own roof, the online designer gives you an instant quote.
Not for most homeowners. There's no general government grant for solar panels, but panels and batteries on homes have 0% VAT until 31 March 2027. Some households on lower incomes can get help through their council, for example the Warm Homes: Local Grant in England unconfirmed. Check with Derby City Council or Derbyshire County Council whether you qualify.
Usually not. Most roof-mounted panels on houses are allowed without an application. You'll need permission for a listed building, and some conservation areas have extra rules. We check this for your address before we design anything, and help with the application if one is needed.
Yes. We notify National Grid Electricity Distribution after installation for smaller systems, or apply for approval beforehand for larger ones, and we handle the paperwork either way.
Often, yes. The number of panels depends on how much clear roof there is once chimneys, windows and back extensions are allowed for. We'll show you the layout before you decide.
All of it, from Mickleover and Littleover to Chaddesden, Spondon and Chellaston, and the villages around the city unconfirmed. If you're unsure, put your postcode in the form above.
In most cases, yes unconfirmed. We check your existing inverter and wiring at the survey and tell you which batteries will work with them.
Design your system online for an instant quote, or call our Mickleover team and we'll talk it through.
Battery or EV charger? Request a call back
Within 24 hours.
At your convenience.
Solar panel installation, grid paperwork, handover and support.
