School roofs often sit empty while lights, computers and kitchens draw power through the day. We design each system around your buildings, your half-hourly energy data and the school year, and we handle the grid approval.
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Old Hall has 444 panels with two 100 kW SolaX inverters. The Music Block has 204 panels with 60 kW and 30 kW SolaX inverters: 648 panels in all.
Three 7 kW dual-socket wall-mounted chargers unconfirmed: client name and kit.
Solar in schools turns idle roof space into on-site generation, sized around your demand, roof layout and timetable.
The school day runs in daylight, when the panels generate. We size the system to your daytime demand, so the power is used where it's made.
Halls, teaching blocks and music or sports buildings often have separate roofs. At Wrekin College, Old Hall and the Music Block each have their own system.
Several schools under one trust. We support single-site projects and wider rollouts, with each school's system sized to its own demand and roof.
Every system starts with a site survey and a review of your half-hourly energy data. We look at each roof's layout and condition unconfirmed, how the panels will be fixed and what the school's electricity connection can take, so the design fits your buildings and the way the school uses power.
[George: the school roof types we fit on, for example flat or pitched, and how structural checks and asbestos surveys are handled on older buildings.]
Access, scaffolding and working at height are planned around the school day, term dates and safety requirements wherever possible, and delivery follows CDM 2015 and BS 7671.
Systems this size need your network operator's approval under G99 before they connect. We make the application, and if you want solar, battery and EV charging, we plan them together: one G99 application instead of three.
A battery keeps more of your solar on site and cuts peak imports where your load profile supports it. Power the school doesn't use, in the summer holidays for example, can be exported; payments depend on your supplier and metering.
It depends on the system size, your roofs, access, the inverters, whether you add battery storage and any work on your electricity supply. We model expected generation, savings and grid impact before you commit to a project scope, so the business case is based on your school, not a generic estimate.
[George: a price range per kWp for school roofs, as customers paid, VAT stated]
Public funding is selective and sector-specific, but still worth checking for schools, NHS sites, local authorities and eligible regional programmes. One example is the £180M schools and NHS solar rollout from Great British Energy unconfirmed, though the government chose the schools it funded. We can help you assess fit before formal applications.
We visit the school and review your half-hourly energy data, so the system is sized to how the school uses power.
A proposal with the system design, ways to pay, any funding worth checking and the G99 route, then the application to your network operator.
Scaffolding, edge protection and the install itself, planned around the timetable, term dates and site safety.
Commissioning, the certification pack and monitoring, then maintenance options after handover.
Not as a rule, but a school doesn't have to buy the system outright. Under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a third-party provider funds, owns and maintains the system while the school buys the electricity it generates at an agreed rate, subject to the provider's approval criteria. Public funding is selective, but worth checking too.
It depends on the system size, your roofs, access and the inverters, plus any battery or supply work. We model expected generation, savings and grid impact during the proposal, and you can pay outright, through a Smart Ease payment plan or a PPA.
It depends on how much power the school uses in the day and how much suitable roof it has. We work it out from your half-hourly energy data and the survey. At Wrekin College we fitted 444 panels on Old Hall and 204 on the Music Block, each building with its own system.
Sometimes. Public funding is selective, but worth checking: Great British Energy's £180M schools and NHS solar rollout is one example unconfirmed, though the government chose the schools it funded. We can help you assess fit before you apply.
Installations are planned around site access, safety requirements and the school day wherever possible. We keep disruption controlled, scheduled and clearly communicated.
Tell us about your school, energy use and future plans. We'll help you assess solar, battery storage and EV charging for one school or a wider rollout.
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And a half-hourly energy review.
With the spec, funding options and DNO path.
Planned around the school day and your site.
We install for schools anywhere in England, Wales and Scotland from our base in Mickleover, Derby.
