Solar Energy Saves Your Business Money
UK Energi’s unwavering commitment to sustainability drives us to explore the latest advancements in solar technology, ensuring our clients benefit from the most efficient and cost-effective solutions.
Whether you're a business seeking to reduce your carbon footprint or a local authority looking to implement district-wide renewable energy programs, UK Energi is your trusted partner in the green energy transition.
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Benefits of installing solar panels on your commercial building
Installing solar panels on a commercial building can provide several benefits for your business. Here are some of the key advantages that you can benefit from by switching to renewable energy solutions
Cost Savings
Solar panels generate electricity from sunlight, reducing the amount of electricity you need to purchase from the grid. By generating your own clean energy, you can significantly reduce your electricity bills over time. Depending on the size of the solar installation and your energy consumption, the savings can be substantial.
Return on Investment
While the upfront cost of installing solar panels can be significant, they can provide an excellent return on investment (ROI) over their lifespan, which is typically 25 years or more. As electricity prices continue to rise, your savings from solar energy will increase, enhancing the financial returns.
Environmental Sustainability
Solar energy is a clean, renewable energy source. By generating electricity from solar power, you reduce your reliance on fossil fuels and decrease your carbon footprint. Solar panels produce no greenhouse gas emissions or air pollution during operation, contributing to a cleaner environment and helping combat climate change.
Energy Independence and Security
Solar panels give you greater control over your energy supply. By generating your electricity on-site, you become less dependent on the grid and are protected from utility price fluctuations and power outages. This energy independence can provide stability and security for your business operations.
Business advantages of solar energy
Enhanced Brand Image
Moving to renewable energy can demonstrate your business is committed to sustainability and enhance your company’s ‘green’ credentials. Studies show this will enhance customer loyalty as consumers increasingly prefer environmentally responsible businesses. Not only will you attract environmentally conscious customers, but also green investors.
Tax Relief
You are probably aware of the many environmentally motivated schemes and tax relief programs available to UK businesses that help you save even more money on your day-to-day running costs. They are too numerous to list here, but they include VAT exemption, green levies, Carbon Tax relief and the Climate Change Levy. Playing it clever, and straight, most businesses can fit a solar with minimal outlay and maximum reward.
Extra Income Stream
If your business operates between 9am and 5pm, but the sun comes up at 5am and sets at 9pm, that’s 8 hours of clean, usable electricity coming direct from your business premises. You can sell that energy back to the grid and generate even more profit.
Long Term Investment
Solar panels have a long operational life, typically around 25 to 30 years. They require minimal maintenance, usually limited to periodic cleaning and inspections so, once installed, solar panels can provide a reliable and low-maintenance source of electricity for your commercial building for decades.
Which businesses can benefit from commercial solar
Farms are in an excellent position to install and use solar energy. The abundance of outbuilding and barns means the business has no shortage of roof space. Filling that space with a means to generate free power is exactly the kind of investment that can boost profit and future proof your business.
Retail outlets generally have a lower power consumption than manufacturing plants or farms, but that means they can usually provide all their energy using solar. A 10k system would easily provide all the electricity a high street store needs during the summer – add in battery storage and you may never have to pay for electricity again.
The amount of available roof space on a factory, or any other large commercial building, means you could generate megawatts of power. A distribution warehouse uses a relatively small amount of power, so that could be an extra income generator for those kinds of businesses. Factories can lower the overhead, and enhance their green offer, by fitting solar panels to their buildings.
Most holiday parks have a reception, facilities and entertainment centre – so why not power those parts of your business with solar? Reducing the cost of your ‘soft’ offers means you can concentrate on generating profit for your holiday homes or caravans. Industry giants Haven are already converting their 41 sites to solar – green holidays in green spaces.
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Get A QuoteThe main power consumption on a golf course is the clubhouse and customer facilities, so why not power them with solar? The more you save on energy the more you can invest in creating the perfect place for your clients to relax and enjoy their hobby. Solar can also be used to independently power sprinklers and other maintenance tools.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We are renewable experts here at UK Energi, so we cover all aspects of installation from domestic and commercial to new builds and solar farms. Our teams are experts in the installation of solar, air source heat pumps and battery systems no matter what size they are.
The British weather is absolutely perfect for solar panels. Panels generate electricity from daylight, rather than direct sunlight, so they work even on the cloudiest days. Plus, if panels get too warm, they are less efficient.
Obviously solar panels do have a carbon footprint, everything does. But, they will also lower your business' carbon footprint. This opens up a whole raft of tax breaks, grants and government initiatives.
Absolutely not, any potential investors can see the benefits of solar when it comes to saving money. The money saving doesn't just come from reducing your energy bills, there are also benefits from tax breaks, grants and increasing the EPC rating of your premises.
All ways of creating energy have an efficiency. This is the amount of source material (coal/oil/sun) you need to put in compared to the amount of energy you get out. Coal is 33%, oil is 60%, wind is 50% and solar is 22%. Luckily the sun produces 1.4 kW per square meter, so 22% is plenty but the efficiency of solar panels is increasing every year.
The return on investment (ROI) for a commercial solar energy system in the UK is pretty impressive - ranging from 8% to 12% per year! And the payback periods are around 2 and 5 years.
To save you money and lower the carbon footprint of your business! If you have the space for a solar energy system, the real question is 'Why don't you have one?'.
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