Do you own or run a community or commercial building?

We are looking for sites with large roofs (tennis court sized and up), high electricity usage (bills over £1k/month) and that are owner occupied (freehold) to host our solar panels with no capital outlay.

Does that sound like you? Submit your site today and we will analyse your roof and tell you if it is viable for solar through us, with no obligation and no hard sell.

Whats the offer?

The solar array will be owned by the members of the Big Solar Co-op, financed via a rolling community share offer, and there is no capital cost to the host site. We sell you clean, renewable power from the roof for less than you are currently paying for grid electricity – usually much less. The remaining energy is exported to the grid. Big Solar Co-op manages the export of energy and all regulatory issues with Ofgem and other relevant bodies.

The site owner will have a named contact within Big Solar Co-op to deal with any site issues and have scheduled reviews to see if we can improve the installation or add enhancements such as energy storage or electric vehicle charging. The Big Solar Co-op uses carefully vetted installers and will only use panels that meet our requirements for ethical sourcing. Our bottom line is to reduce carbon emissions, not to make profits.

We manage all service and maintenance, insurance, cleaning, monitoring and optimisation of panels and associated equipment such as inverters and cabling.

What are the steps?

1. Your site is submitted to our database and we’ll work with you to analyse it’s suitability for solar with us. It does not have to be south-facing, or in a particularly sunny part of the UK.
2. We’ll give you a commercial proposal based on an attractive electricity tariff and a flexible long-term legal agreement to site our panels on your roof.
3. We do background work to establish the necessary Grid connection agreements, conduct Land registry searches and structural surveys. For a straightforward site this process takes about 6 months to get to installation.
4. We’ll manage the installation, operation and maintenance of the panels. You just pay a reduced bill for a proportion of your overall electricity spend.

Who else has done it?

The Big Solar Co-op members collectively own 11 solar installations, all of which are listed here on our sites page. Live generation figures and the cumulative positive impact can be viewed on the Live Solar Monitor. Check it out!

Watch the video below to hear how Eco-pak Limited worked in partnership with the Big Solar Co-op to reduce carbon emissions while making a significant long-term saving on their electricity costs.