Help for Businesses

For businesses, we have three options:

  1. We install PV and battery storage in your business. You then buy it from us once it is installed.

  2. We install PV and battery storage in your business. You then buy the electricity the solar array produces on ‘Pay as You Use’ basis

  3. If your buildings are unsuitable for solar, you can buy surplus electricity your neighbours are generating at a discount.

How this works

  1. You register your interest here
  2. Based on a geospatial survey we will let you know:

    • If your business is suitable for solar or not*.

    • Approximately how much money you could save.

    • How long the PV will take to pay for itself.

    • If you give us your energy bills, we can make a more accurate assessment of your savings.

  3. You confirm your interest
  4. We secure funding
  5. We arrange for the PV to be installed
  6. At this point you decide:
    • To buy the solar PV, or
    • To buy the electricity the solar array produces on ‘Pay as you go’ basis

Benefits to you

Reduce your energy bills

Electricity generated by the PV will cost you around 14 pence per kilowatt hour, less than suppliers are currently charging.

You should save between 10 and 25% on the electricity that you use generated by the PV array. This should increase if you use a ‘Time of Use’ tariff.

Cut your carbon emissions

The British electrical grid is decarbonising fast, but it still emits a kilogram of carbon dioxide for every 5 kWh of electricity consumed. Installing solar means that you reduce the emissions from the electricity you generate and consume to zero. 

What if I can't have solar on my roof?

Don’t worry. Some roofs are not suitable for solar. These include rented premises where the landlord will not permit the installation of solar PV, buildings shaded by trees or other buildings, some listed buildings, and some buildings in conservation areas.

If this is you, you can join our ‘Local Energy Market’. This means you can buy discounted green electricity from others in the Essex Community Energy network.

This way you can still save money and take meaningful action to address climate change.

I’m interested: what do I do next?

Click here and fill in your details on the online form.

We will be in touch to start the process of assessing your business for solar.

It is that simple.

I’d like to know more

Visit our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ page for more detail.

 

*If it is not, don’t worry – you can join our smart local energy market and buy discounted renewable energy from other households and businesses that are part of the Essex Community Energy network.