It’s crucial to shift the mindset around energy spend—viewing solar as an optional expense is a fundamental mistake. The reality is that every month, your business is paying significant amounts to energy providers with no return on investment. And the worst part? You have a better, more efficient option available right now.
By sticking with traditional energy sources, you're essentially wasting money every month. You’re tied into rising energy costs with no long-term benefit, all while passing those funds to big energy companies. Solar changes that equation.
Instead of seeing solar as an added expense, consider it as a way to stop unnecessary financial drain. Here’s why:
- You’re Already Spending the Money: Every pound you spend on energy now is gone forever. Solar redirects that cost into your own asset—your energy system—rather than handing it over to a third-party energy provider.
- Better Option, Better Return: Solar isn’t just an alternative; it’s a superior financial strategy. After the initial payback period, typically within 4-5 years, your energy costs become negligible, translating into substantial savings and protecting you from rising energy prices.
- Wasting Money by Not Acting: Every month you delay installing solar, you're effectively paying double—once to your energy provider, and again in missed savings. The longer the delay, the greater the financial waste.
Continuing to pay high energy bills without exploring solar is not just inefficient—it’s an outright loss of opportunity. Solar provides a clear, cost-effective solution to stabilise your energy costs and boost your bottom line. It’s not a question of affordability, it’s a question of how much longer you’re willing to waste resources when there’s a smarter, more profitable option available.

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Yes, it is beneficial to add commercial electric car chargers to your solar car park, though it is not a requirement. The addition of an EV charging station can be attractive to both your employees and your customers. There are more and more electric cars on the road each year. Having a place to charge them can be an added bonus for employees and customers. Learn more about commercial electric car chargers.
Generally speaking, you do not need to secure planning permission for your solar car park. However, it’s a good idea to get in touch with your local planning authority. Should planning permission be needed for your car park solar canopies, we will help you understand and comply with all relevant regulations and requirements by following our detailed planning process.
A solar car park protects your business from rising energy costs because you are generating your own electricity which means that your building is less reliant on grid power. Your building is then protected from fluctuating energy prices. Energy from commercial solar carports offers stable, predictable costs for 25+ years, giving you better control over the operational expenses of your facility.
Building a solar car park can be scheduled to minimise disruption to your customers and employees. The length of installation time depends on the size of the area, and will be communicated with you. It will be managed around your routines to ensure minimal impact on your business.
Commercial solar carports are steel structures placed in car parks. They make the most of often underused spaces by generating solar energy and provide a shaded area for cars. This will create a new revenue stream for your business, reduce energy costs, lower the carbon footprint of your business, improve brand perception to the growing eco-conscious population and help create an opportunity to offer EV charging to your employees and customers.
You may or may not need planning permission for your commercial battery storage. There are many factors to consider. This includes the size and scale, aesthetic impact, structural safety and whether or not your building is listed. Should planning permission be needed, we will help you understand and comply with all relevant regulations and requirements by following our detailed planning process.