Rooftop solar
Solar PV on pitched, flat and metal roofs, sized to the daytime load of classrooms, kitchens and IT.
Solar panels for
schools and colleges.
Solar, storage, carports and EV charging for schools, academy trusts, colleges and universities. We install around term time, support your funding applications and turn the system into a visible learning resource for pupils and students.
- TermTime and holiday programming
- FundingApplication support
- DBSChecked staff on site
- LearningMonitoring displays for pupils
Schools & academiesSingle sites and trust portfolios
Colleges & universitiesCampus-scale programmes
FundingGrant programmes for education
Net ZeroEvidence for your carbon plan
01. Who this page is for
Daytime demand,
Daytime demand,
big, simple roofs.
This page is for headteachers, business managers, trust estates teams and college and university estates directors. Schools and colleges are often well suited to solar. They have large, simply shaped roofs, daytime occupancy that matches generation, and a long-term commitment to the site.
They also come with their own rules. Work has to fit around term dates and exams, staff on site need the right checks, safeguarding shapes access and welfare, and budgets often depend on grant programmes with fixed windows. We plan every education project around all of this, from a single primary school roof to a multi-academy trust portfolio.
The system becomes a teaching resource too. Monitoring displays in reception or the science corridor show pupils what the roof is generating, and the data supports curriculum work and the school’s carbon plan.
- Primary & secondary schools
- Multi-academy trusts
- Further education colleges
- Universities
- Independent schools
- Nurseries & SEND settings
02. What we deliver
What we install
What we install
for education sites.
Battery storage
Store lunchtime generation for late-afternoon demand, evening lettings and holiday periods, and add resilience for critical systems.
Solar carports
Generate over the staff car park and charge vehicles underneath. Ideal where the roof is unsuitable.
Explore solar carportsEV charging
Staff and minibus charging, with load management that keeps you within the existing supply.
Monitoring & displays
Live data for the estates team, a display for pupils and reporting for the trust's carbon plan.
Funding support
Help finding programmes open to education settings and preparing the evidence for your application.
Visit the Funding Hub
03. Why Synergy Power
Why education estates
Why education estates
work with Synergy Power.
Around the school year
We plan work for holidays and quiet periods, and keep exam seasons clear.
Term-time awareSafeguarding aware
DBS-checked staff where required, site inductions and welfare arrangements agreed with the school.
RAMS-led deliveryPortfolio ready
Trust-wide surveys, phased programmes and consistent reporting across every site.
Single accountable contractorLooked after
Monitoring, planned maintenance and fault response, so your estates team is not left holding a manual.
Operations & maintenance
04. How it works
From feasibility
From feasibility
to first term generating.
Step 01
Free feasibility study
We turn your site details and electricity bills into an estimated system size, savings forecast, carbon reduction estimate and indicative ROI.
No obligationStep 02
Funding & governance
Application support and the documentation governors, trustees and procurement need.
Application supportStep 03
Survey & design
Roof, structure and electrical surveys, DNO application and a design that respects the site.
In-house engineersStep 04
Installation
DBS-checked, inducted staff work in the holidays or around the timetable.
Around term datesStep 05
Handover & O&M
Certificates, monitoring display, reporting and a maintenance plan.
Long-term support
06. Free feasibility study
Find out what your school
Find out what your school
could generate and save.
Share your site details and electricity bills. A UK engineer will model the system and give you the figures a funding application and governors need.
- Estimated system size
- Estimated bill savings
- Carbon reduction estimate
- Indicative payback
07. Education FAQs
Questions schools and trusts
Still have a question?0330 043 1047 Questions schools and trusts
often ask us.
When would the work take place?
Wherever possible in the holidays and quiet periods. We agree dates with the school in advance and plan around exams.
Are your staff DBS-checked?
Yes, where the school requires it. Every member of staff has a site induction, and we agree welfare and access arrangements with you.
What funding is available for schools?
Programmes for education change from year to year, so we do not promise specific grants. Our Funding Hub explains the routes, and your feasibility study provides the figures an application needs.
Can pupils see the system working?
Yes. Monitoring displays show live generation, and the data can support science, geography and eco-council work.
Can you cover a whole trust?
Yes. We survey the portfolio, prioritise sites by return and phase the programme with consistent reporting across every school.
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.
What happens to generation during the holidays?
Surplus electricity is exported to the grid. With an MCS-certified installation you can apply for Smart Export Guarantee payments from an SEG licensee, and rates vary by supplier. Your feasibility study models holiday periods, and battery storage can hold some generation for later use.
Power the next
generation.
A free feasibility study from our UK engineering team, with the figures your governors and funders need.