Churches
Parish churches, chapels and church halls, including listed buildings.
ChurchesSolar for community buildings
and places of worship.
Solar PV, battery storage and EV charging for churches, mosques, temples, community centres, village halls, charitable organisations and sports clubs. Cut your energy costs, meet your sustainability goals and find funding, with the extra care that heritage, worship and community use call for.
- CareHeritage, worship and community use
- FundingGrant and fundraising support
- MCSCertified in-house team
- AftercareNothing left to volunteers
Lower energy costsProtect the budget that funds your work
Sustainability goalsVisible action on carbon
Funding opportunitiesGrants and community fundraising
Sensitive buildingsDesigned around the building and its use
01. Community and faith proposition
Every pound saved on energy
Every pound saved on energy
goes back into the community.
This page is for trustees, committee members, clergy, imams, temple management, charity leaders and club officials who run a building that serves people, and who are watching energy bills eat into the budget that pays for that service.
Community and faith buildings are often well suited to solar: large, simply shaped roofs, daytime use, and organisations committed to the building for decades. They also need more care. Many are heritage or listed buildings, most are in use throughout the week, worship and community activities set the timetable, and the architecture matters to the people who use it.
We design around all of that. We survey the roof and structure first, give honest advice on consent, place the system sympathetically and plan installation around your calendar. Afterwards, monitoring and maintenance mean no volunteer has to become the solar expert.
- Churches
- Mosques
- Temples
- Community centres
- Village halls
- Charitable organisations
- Sports clubs
02. Who we support
Support for
Support for
every kind of building.
Mosques
Prayer halls, community wings and madrasah spaces.
MosquesTemples
Mandirs, gurdwaras and temples with kitchens and halls.
TemplesCommunity centres
Community hubs, cafes and classrooms.
Community centresVillage halls
Halls that keep hire fees affordable for the village.
Village hallsCharitable organisations
Offices, hubs and service buildings run by charities.
CharitiesSports clubs
Pavilions, clubhouses and changing rooms.
Sports clubsFunding Hub
Funding routes for community and faith organisations.
Funding Hub
03. The energy-cost challenge
Big buildings,
Big buildings,
tight budgets.
The buildings that hold a community together are often the most expensive to run.
Bills paid from giving
Energy is paid for from donations, hire fees and subscriptions, so every price rise falls on the people the building serves.
Lower energy costsLarge, older buildings
High ceilings, old fabric and big halls cost more to heat and light than the organisations running them expect.
Designed for the buildingOccupied all week
With services, prayers, classes, clubs and events, the building is rarely empty, so daytime generation is used on site.
Daytime demandRun by volunteers
Committees need proposals they can follow and systems that largely look after themselves.
Plain-English proposals
04. What we install
Three technologies,
Three technologies,
chosen for the building.
Most buildings start with solar. We add storage and charging where the way the building is used makes them worthwhile.
Solar PV
Arrays for pitched, flat and slate roofs, placed for the least visual impact and sized to the building's daytime demand. MCS-certified installation by our own team.
Battery storage
Where the building is busy after dark, for evening services, classes and events, a battery stores daytime generation for that use. Your feasibility study shows whether it pays for your pattern of use.
EV charging
Where a car park serves the community, we fit charge points fed by the roof, with load management to stay within the existing supply, and solar carports where the roof isn't enough.
05. Funding support
Help finding the money,
Help finding the money,
not just installing the system.
Programmes change from year to year. We check which routes suit your organisation as part of every feasibility study, and we never charge for it.
Grant programmes
Community, faith and charitable buildings can qualify for grant programmes. Our Funding Hub explains the routes by organisation type.
Visit the Funding HubCommunity fundraising
Many organisations raise the capital from their own congregation, members or supporters. We provide the figures and technical evidence an appeal or share offer needs.
Application evidence
Funders want to see system size, savings, carbon reduction and cost. Your free feasibility study sets all of that out in a format you can attach to an application.
06. Sensitive-building considerations
Why these projects
Why these projects
need more care.
Heritage considerations
Listed buildings and conservation areas need consent, and some churches need a faculty. We survey first, advise honestly on what is realistic and support the application.
Worship requirements
Services, prayer times, festivals and ceremonies set the timetable. We agree every survey and installation day around them.
Community use
Bookings, classes, clubs and events continue. We plan around the diary and leave the site clean and safe every day.
Occupied spaces
Buildings in use during the works need careful access, welfare and safety arrangements, which we agree with you before we start.
Architectural sensitivity
We choose panel placement, mounting and cable routes that respect the building, and show you visualisations before anything is submitted.
Volunteer-friendly handover
A simple handover, monitoring and a maintenance plan so the committee never has to become the expert.
07. Project process
From first conversation
From first conversation
to switch-on.
Step 01
Free feasibility study
Share a recent electricity bill and details of the building. We model system size, savings, carbon reduction and indicative return.
No obligationStep 02
Survey & consent advice
Our engineer surveys the roof, structure and setting and gives clear advice on any consent needed.
Own engineersStep 03
Proposal & funding
A fixed-price proposal your committee can approve, with the evidence a grant or fundraising appeal needs.
Committee readyStep 04
Installation
Installed around services and bookings by our MCS-certified team, with the site clean and safe every day.
Around your calendarStep 05
Handover & aftercare
Simple handover for volunteers, monitoring set up and a maintenance plan for the years ahead.
Long-term support
08. Proof
See how
See how
we work.
We're still building our community and faith case studies. In the meantime, our residential and commercial projects show the standard every building receives.
09. Free feasibility study
Start your
Start your
free feasibility study.
Share a recent electricity bill and a few details about the building. A UK engineer will model the right system and give you the figures your committee and funders need.
- Estimated system size
- Estimated bill savings
- Carbon reduction estimate
- Indicative payback
10. Community FAQs
Common questions from
Still have a question?0330 043 1047 Common questions from
trustees and committees.
Our building is listed. Can we still have solar?
Often, yes. Listed buildings and conservation areas need consent, and churches may need a faculty. We survey first, advise on what is realistic and design for the least visible, most sympathetic placement.
Can the work fit around services and bookings?
Yes. We plan installation days around your calendar, keep the site clean and safe each day and avoid the times the building is in use.
What funding is available?
Programmes change, so rather than promise what's available, we check which routes suit your organisation as part of the feasibility study. Our Funding Hub explains the routes by organisation type.
Who looks after the system afterwards?
We do. We offer monitoring, planned maintenance and fault response, so no volunteer needs to become the solar expert.
Is a battery worth it for a building used in the evening?
It can be. If your building is busy after dark, a battery stores daytime generation for evening use. Your feasibility study models whether it pays for your pattern of use.
Can we be paid for electricity we export?
Yes, for eligible systems. Surplus generation is exported to the grid, and with an MCS-certified installation you can apply for Smart Export Guarantee payments from an SEG licensee. Rates vary by supplier, so your feasibility study sets out the export assumptions.
Can our roof take solar panels?
The survey checks the roof structure, covering and access before anything is designed. If the roof needs repair first, our in-house roofing team can carry it out under the same contract.
Power the building that powers your
community.
A free feasibility study from our UK engineering team, with the figures your trustees and funders need.