As East Midlands businesses bask in the superb sunshine this summer, forward-thinking companies are making the move away from National Grid energy, towards attaining complete energy independence. This is thanks to advancements in solar PV and battery storage, and confirmation that the government is behind a drive to expand solar for business.
Schools, warehouses and car parks are just some of the organisations that the government has identified as being at the forefront of a revolution in affordable solar power, under plans discussed at the first meeting of the UK government’s new Solar Taskforce. Targets include increasing solar capacity by nearly fivefold to 70GW by 2035, according to Gov.UK.
With clear commitment from the government, the drive comes as the UK surpasses the one million mark of homes with solar panels. However, even when the new targets for UK businesses are met, the country will still use only a very small proportion of its land mass for solar panels.
As businesses stand to enjoy more and more opportunities to harvest their own solar energy, the traditional trend of feeding excess capacity back to the grid is far less rewarding than previously. But as battery storage increases and companies can now feed their own stored energy in during longer working hours, as well as into electric vehicle charge points, complete independence from the national grid is now a reality.
Stator Electrical Solutions Ltd has chalked up years worth of Solar PV experience and we maintain great working relations with all major solar panel, battery storage and EV charge point manufacturers and resellers. Together with ensuring that all of our Solar PV and EV team receive the very best training, Stator is an NICEIC-accredited electrical contractor, is Part P Electrical Safety Scheme-registered and is SSIP-registered. But as well as being a highly qualified and industry-assured business, all of our engineers are regularly criminal-checked and we’re part of the government’s Trustmark scheme. So you can’t find a better qualified, more efficient or safer Commercial Electrician team in the East Midlands.
As the government pledges to establish a task force to drive solar growth as part of its Powering Up Britain campaign, and as the UK energy market continues to put pressure on businesses through fluctuating pricing, now’s the time to explore the multitude of solar options to provide stability to your organisation. If your business is based anywhere close to Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire or the surrounding East Midlands, then why not invite one of the Stator Solar PV Engineers to visit your site and let you know every option available to you? Click here to get in touch!
