Feasibility studies
We turn site data and electricity bills into an estimated system size, savings forecast, carbon reduction estimate and indicative ROI, the figures an application and a business case need.
Council solar projects,
delivered on deadline.
Solar, storage, carports and EV charging for council civic estates, depots, nurseries, schools and car parks, delivered from feasibility study to long-term maintenance by one in-house UK team that knows how funding windows and cabinet reporting work.
- End-to-endFeasibility to maintenance
- FundedGrant-funded project experience
- FastMobilisation inside funding windows
- In-houseEngineering, roofing & O&M teams
Civic estatesOffices, depots and car parks
Schools & nurseriesInstalled around term time
Car parksSolar carports and EV charging
Cabinet reportingEvidence for every step
01. Decarbonisation proposition
Net Zero targets
Net Zero targets
and fixed spending deadlines.
This page is for council estates managers, sustainability leads, heads of property and finance officers. You have a decarbonisation target to hit, a funding window to spend within and a duty to evidence every step. Those three pressures shape everything we do on a council project.
We take projects from the first feasibility study to long-term maintenance. We produce the figures your funding application needs, design the system, support procurement with the documentation your route requires, install around the site’s working day, commission and hand over, then maintain the asset for its full life.
Because engineering, roofing and maintenance are all in-house, one contractor is accountable for the whole programme. That holds for a single nursery roof and for a multi-site solar carport and battery storage scheme delivered against a grant deadline.
- Local authorities
- Combined authorities
- Councils and ALMOs
- Council-run nurseries and schools
- Depots and fleets
- Council car parks
02. What we deliver
Six capabilities,
Six capabilities,
one accountable contractor.
Our own teams deliver every stage, so nothing is lost between contractors.
Design
Structural, roof and electrical surveys, system design across solar, storage, carports and EV charging, and the DNO application, which can take time.
Procurement support
Accreditation, insurance, health and safety and policy documentation for frameworks, compliant quotations and direct awards, supplied before tender.
Installation
RAMS-led delivery by our own engineers, electricians and roofers, sequenced around the working day or term dates.
Commissioning
Testing, MCS documentation, DNO confirmation, monitoring set-up and a handover pack ready for your asset register and funder return.
Ongoing maintenance
Monitoring, planned maintenance, fault response, cleaning and insurance repair works for the life of the asset.
Explore O&M
03. Funding experience
Funding routes
Funding routes
we have worked with.
Programmes, criteria and deadlines change from year to year. These are the funding areas we have experience of supporting, and we confirm what is open to your council as part of every feasibility study.
DESNZ
Programmes led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Great British Energy
The publicly owned energy company and its programmes for public estates.
Combined Authority & Mayoral Funds
Regional funds administered by combined and mayoral authorities.
Public Sector Decarbonisation Schemes
Capital schemes for decarbonising public buildings and estates.
Shared Prosperity Funding
Local growth and place-based funding routed through local authorities.
Community Energy Funding
Funding for community-led and community-benefit energy projects.
Regional Net Zero Programmes
Regional and local programmes delivering Net Zero action plans.
Funding Hub
Our guide to funding routes by organisation type, and how we support applications.
Visit the Funding Hub
04. Fast mobilisation
Assess. Design. Fund.
Assess. Design. Fund.
Install. Commission. Maintain.
The six stages every council project follows, planned backwards from your deadline.
Step 01
Assess
Free feasibility study with application-ready figures.
No obligationStep 02
Design
Surveys, system design and DNO application started early.
In-house engineersStep 03
Funding & procurement support
Application evidence and the documentation your procurement route needs.
Deadline-plannedStep 04
Install
Our own crews on site, programmed around how the estate operates.
Fast mobilisationStep 05
Commission
Testing, certificates, monitoring and a handover pack.
Funder-ready evidenceStep 06
Maintain
Monitoring, planned maintenance and fault response for the asset's life.
Long-term support
06. Free feasibility study
Discuss your
Discuss your
council solar project.
Share your site list, deadline and electricity bills. A UK engineer will model the right mix of solar, storage, carports and EV charging and give you the figures your funding application and cabinet report need.
- Estimated system size
- Estimated bill savings
- Carbon reduction estimate
- Indicative payback
07. Council FAQs
Council solar
Still have a question?0330 043 1047 Council solar
questions answered.
Can you work through our procurement framework?
Yes. We provide the accreditation, insurance, health and safety and policy documentation your route requires, whether that is a framework call-off, a compliant quotation process or a direct award.
Do you help with funding applications?
Yes. Our feasibility study produces the system size, savings, carbon and cost figures an application needs, and we support the evidence and delivery programme behind it. Programmes change, so rather than promise what's available, we confirm what is open to your council.
What happens if the funding deadline is tight?
We plan the programme backwards from the deadline and run surveys, design, DNO applications and procurement documentation in parallel. If a date isn't realistic, we'll tell you early.
Can you install while the site stays open?
Yes. Our installations are RAMS-led and sequenced around the working day or term dates, with our staff inducted and checked as the site requires.
What do we receive at handover?
MCS certificates, electrical test certificates, DNO confirmation, as-built information, monitoring access and an operations and maintenance plan, ready for your asset register and funder return.
Do we need planning permission?
Many rooftop systems on non-domestic buildings can be installed under permitted development, subject to conditions. Listed buildings, conservation areas, ground-mounted systems and solar carports may need consent. We check at survey and prepare the drawings for any application.
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.
08. Related
More for
More for
the public sector.
Decarbonise on
deadline.
A free feasibility study from our UK engineering team, with the figures your funding application and cabinet report need.