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Solar for Manufacturers

Manufacturing is a big user of electricity and margins are often tight. Solar is an obvious way to cut operational expenses. The single biggest barrier to adoption is often the cost of the solar installation. This disappears with Electron Green’s free solar programme.

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Your solar partner

No capital cost

Electron Green will specify, install, maintain and insure a rooftop solar system free of charge on your building.

Low-cost solar electricity

You pay only for the solar electricity you use at a lower rate than grid power, with no changes to your utility contracts.

No maintenance fees

Your solar system is monitored remotely 24/7 and full maintenance from Electron Green is part of the service.

Purchase option

You have the option to buy the solar system from Electron Green at any point at a depreciated price.

A-grade equipment

We install high-quality solar panels and equipment, ensuring long-term, reliable performance.

Guaranteed service quality

Our expert solar team has a proven track record of delivering high-quality installations for global property leaders.

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Net Zero strategy cuts costs and carbon

Electron Green has fully funded and designed a solar installation for each of Respirex’s 3 buildings at their sites in Redhill and Crawley, all together installing 355 panels. Each linked to a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), the systems aim to generate a combined 148,000 kWh of electricity annually. Respirex’s grid electricity use is expected to drop by an average of 24% across the 3 units, resulting in £15,200 savings in the first year and more than £700,000 over 25 years.

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    How the system works

    Our free commercial solar panels deliver electricity directly to your business, providing low-cost, renewable energy. Your business will prioritise this electricity while staying connected to the grid - no need to change your existing energy supplier.

    Electricity costs from utility companies include the raw electricity ('commodity price') and additional charges like levies and taxes ('non-commodity price'). With electricity generated from your rooftop solar panels, you pay only for the raw electricity, cutting overall costs.

    Our solar panel systems operate during daylight hours, customised to your electricity needs for optimal efficiency and savings.

Solar for manufacturing - getting started

Businesses need advice they can trust. At Electron Green, impartiality is built into our model. Because we often own the system initially and charge only for the electricity generated, we are incentivised to recommend solar only when it’s the right solution for your business. And the path to installation is straightforward.

  • Scoping

    Solar assessment

    Commercial recommendation

  • Project set-up

    Technical site assessment

    Solar design and presentation

  • Project management

    Procurement and installation

    Quality assurance audit

  • Ongoing

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    24/7 ongoing maintenance

FAQ's

Solar PV (solar photovoltaics) is a way of generating electricity using energy from the sun. Modern solar panels produce electricity from daylight and do not require direct sunlight, although more electricity is generated on bright sunny days.

Yes it is. This includes any initial consultation, the  solar panels, installation, and maintenance for 25 years. You’ll pay for only the solar electricity you use, at a price lower than your current utility cost.

Simply get in touch with us. There is no obligation to proceed beyond the information stage, but we would love to discuss solar with you.

No you don’t. Rooftop solar electricity is fed directly into your data centre and is used first before your building pulls from the grid for ‘top-up’ electricity. Any top-ups happen automatically. You don’t have to change utility provider and you don’t have to wait until your current utility contract comes to an end. Rooftop solar could supply up to 30% of your electricity needs.

Any solar electricity generated will be used by your data centre automatically. You don’t need to take any steps to make this happen.

This depends on the size of the system, and any local regulations. A 50kWp system would take around 4-5 days.

There are four key steps:

  1. Evaluation: A ‘desktop’ assessment  to assess your roof for solar – size of system, any shading, likely savings based on any information you have provided about your energy usage. You will get a report with our recommendations.
  2. Surveys: A detailed on-site survey of your data centre, roof and electrics followed by a detailed solar design.
  3. Install: Specify equipment, planning, and construction management.
  4. Switch on: Once the system is in, you will start to receive clean and green electricity from the sun.

This free rooftop solar solution is simple and includes: free solar designs and surveys, a free solar PV system for the roof, free installation, free insurance, free maintenance for the life of your contract and a low price for electricity.

You have the option to purchase the solar system from us at any time, with the price adjusted to reflect depreciation over the duration of your contract.

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    Please get in touch

    We are here to help, whether you want to cut your electricity bills, you're considering solar or you're concerned about your carbon emissions.

    Simply call the school's hotline on 0203 835 2656, email [email protected] or click here to book an appointment.

    It's as simple as that.