Rooftop solar
Arrays sized to the daytime demand of your offices, warehouses and service buildings.
Solar panels for charities,
more for the cause.
Cut the running costs of your offices, warehouses, service buildings and community hubs so more of every pound reaches the cause. We write proposals for trustees and explain the charity funding routes and ownership models that suit how not-for-profits work.
- OverheadsCut for the life of the building
- TrusteesReporting-ready proposals
- FundingCharity routes and appeals
- In-houseOwn engineers & roofers
More to the causeLower bills, protected reserves
Offices & hubsDaytime demand matches solar
Warehouses & depotsLarge roofs, fleet charging
Trustee reportingSavings and carbon evidence
01. Who this page is for
Every pound not spent on energy
Every pound not spent on energy
is a pound for the mission.
This page is for charity chief executives, finance directors, operations managers and trustees. Energy is one of the few overheads a charity can cut for good, and the best place to start is a building you will occupy for the long term, such as an office, warehouse, distribution centre, hospice, day centre or community hub.
Most charity buildings are busiest in the daytime, when solar is generating, so you use the electricity on site rather than exporting it. A battery can shift consumption to cheaper periods and, where designed for backup, support essential services during a power cut. Your fleet vehicles can charge from the roof too.
We understand how charities make decisions. Trustees need a clear business case, reserves need protecting, and funders and supporters want to see impact. Our proposals set out savings, carbon reduction and payback in plain English, and we help you find the funding routes and ownership models open to charitable organisations.
- Charity offices
- Warehouses & depots
- Hospices & care services
- Day centres & hubs
- Fleet operators
- Housing & homelessness services
02. What we deliver
What we install
What we install
for charity buildings.
Battery storage
Makes evening use cheaper and, where designed for backup, supports essential services during a power cut.
Explore battery storageFleet EV charging
Charge vans and cars from the roof, with load management that keeps you within your site supply.
Explore EV infrastructureSolar carports
Generate power over the car park when the roof is not big enough.
Explore solar carportsImpact reporting
Generation, savings and carbon data for trustees, funders and annual reports.
Explore monitoringFunding support
Help finding charitable trusts, foundations and community funding, and preparing the evidence for your application.
Visit the Funding Hub
03. Ownership models
Three ways a charity
Three ways a charity
can fund it.
Own the system
Pay from reserves, a capital appeal or a grant, and keep every pound of savings from day one.
Lease or PPA
Where the site suits it, a lease or power purchase agreement avoids capital spend. You pay a fixed cost per month or per unit of electricity instead.
Community share offer
Some charities raise the money from their supporters. We provide the feasibility figures and technical evidence a share offer needs.
04. Why Synergy Power
Why charities
Why charities
work with Synergy Power.
Trustee-ready
Proposals that present savings, carbon and payback the way a board and an auditor expect to see them.
Fixed-price quotationModelled on your usage
We size every system from your own bills and give you an estimated size, savings forecast, carbon estimate and indicative ROI.
Free feasibility studyCertified quality
MCS, NICEIC, CHAS and Constructionline, with the documentation your governance requires.
Procurement-readyLooked after
Monitoring, planned maintenance and fault response for the life of the asset.
Operations & maintenance
05. How it works
From feasibility
From feasibility
to impact report.
Step 01
Free feasibility study
We turn your bills and building details into an estimated system size, savings forecast, carbon reduction estimate and indicative ROI.
No obligationStep 02
Survey & design
Our engineers survey the roof, structure and electrics, and design in any resilience or fleet needs.
Own engineersStep 03
Proposal & funding
A trustee-ready proposal with ownership options and the evidence funders need.
Board readyStep 04
Installation
Our MCS-certified team works around your services.
Around operationsStep 05
Reporting & aftercare
Monitoring, impact reporting and a maintenance plan.
Long-term support
06. Free feasibility study
Find out what your building
Find out what your building
could save for the cause.
Share a recent electricity bill and a few details about the building. A UK engineer will model the system and give you the figures your trustees and funders need.
- Estimated system size
- Estimated bill savings
- Carbon reduction estimate
- Indicative payback
07. Charity FAQs
Questions charities
Still have a question?0330 043 1047 Questions charities
often ask us.
Can we fund solar without touching reserves?
Possibly. Grants from trusts and foundations, community share offers and, on suitable sites, a lease or PPA can all avoid capital spend. We set out the options in your proposal.
Is VAT relief available to charities?
It may be. Buildings used solely for a relevant charitable purpose may qualify for the zero rate of VAT on solar PV and battery storage installations, currently until 31 March 2027. Eligibility depends on how the building is used, so we confirm the VAT treatment in your quotation and you should take your own advice.
What can we tell our funders and supporters?
Monitoring gives you generation, savings and carbon reduction figures for annual reports, impact statements and funder returns.
Can our vans charge from the roof?
Yes. The array and a battery can power fleet charging, with load management keeping you within your existing supply.
Who maintains the system?
Our operations and maintenance team provides monitoring, planned maintenance and fault response for the life of the asset.
Will installation disrupt our services?
We agree working days, access routes and welfare arrangements with you before we start, and plan the work around your opening hours and services. Much of the work takes place on the roof, and we leave the site clean and safe each day.
Can you maintain systems another installer fitted?
Yes. Our operations and maintenance team monitors, maintains and repairs systems we did not install, including fault response, inverter replacement and panel cleaning.
More for the
cause.
A free feasibility study from our UK engineering team, with the figures your trustees and funders need.