Energy Independence for Scottish Farms and Businesses

Who this is for

If your organisation pays an electricity bill, there is a good chance solar and battery storage can help. We arrange surveys and quotes for a wide range of Scottish properties:

• Farms and agricultural estates — barn roofs, outbuildings, grain stores, milking parlours and ground-mount arrays on grazing or marginal land.
• Rural estates and off-grid properties — combining solar, battery and backup generation for year-round resilience.
• Businesses and commercial units — warehouses, offices, retail units, workshops and light industrial premises.
• Hospitality venues — hotels, restaurants, pubs and visitor attractions with high daytime and seasonal energy use.
• Schools and community buildings — village halls, sports facilities, care homes and community centres looking to reduce running costs.

What we install

We arrange surveys and quotes for a range of commercial-scale renewable technologies. The survey assesses your buildings, your electrical supply and your usage pattern to recommend what suits your property and your budget:

• Commercial solar PV — rooftop arrays on warehouses, barns and office buildings, or ground-mount systems on suitable land.
• Battery storage — commercial-scale batteries that store surplus solar generation or cheap off-peak grid electricity for use during peak hours.
• EV charging — workplace and fleet charge points, integrated with your solar and battery system where possible.
• Heat pumps for larger buildings — air-source or ground-source heat pumps for premises that need space heating or hot water at scale.

How savings and resilience work for a business

The financial case for commercial solar and battery storage depends on factors specific to your operation. The survey looks at each of these in detail — we do not quote generic savings figures or prices because every business is different:

• Daytime usage. If your business uses most of its electricity during the day — running machinery, lighting, refrigeration or IT — your consumption aligns closely with solar generation, so more of what the panels produce is used on site rather than exported.
• Tariff. Your electricity tariff determines how much each kilowatt-hour costs and how much you are paid for exported surplus. A time-of-use tariff with cheap overnight rates makes battery storage more valuable; a flat tariff shifts the emphasis to maximising self-consumption.
• Peak-time shifting. A battery lets you store electricity when it is cheapest — from solar or from the grid overnight — and use it during peak hours when grid power is most expensive. For businesses with demand charges, reducing peak draw can lower your standing charges as well as your unit costs.
• Roof or ground space. The available area for panels is the single biggest factor in how much you can generate. A large warehouse roof or an unused field can host a substantial array; a smaller roof may still be worthwhile but will produce less.
• Export. Any surplus you do not use on site can be exported to the grid, typically earning payment through an export tariff. The survey helps you understand how much surplus you are likely to generate and what it could be worth.
• Backup. A battery system can keep critical operations running during a grid outage — refrigeration, servers, livestock housing, water pumping. The survey identifies your critical loads and recommends an appropriate backup capacity.

How it works

1. 1.
   No-obligation site survey. A surveyor visits your premises to assess the building or land, your roof or ground space, your electrical setup (including three-phase supply if applicable) and your usage pattern. There is no cost and no obligation to proceed.
2. 2.
   Design and quote. We design a system matched to your property and your energy goals, and provide a written quote setting out the proposed equipment, all electrical work, mounting systems and installation labour, with VAT treatment clearly stated.
3. 3.
   Installation through MCS-certified partners. If you decide to go ahead, the installation is carried out by our MCS-certified partners, so the work meets a recognised industry standard. We do not fit systems ourselves — that separation keeps the survey and quote genuinely impartial.
4. 4.
   Aftercare. After installation we remain on hand for questions about getting the best from your system day to day. The MCS-certified partner who carried out the work is your point of contact for any installation-related matters.

Interest-free credit up to £30,000, subject to status.