Solar panels for warehouses in Farnborough
Sheds around Farnborough tend to have more roof than the business has any other use for. What decides a scheme here is the state of the covering and the load path, which is why the survey starts on the roof rather than in a spreadsheet.
903 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 452,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in FarnboroughIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
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What a roof in Farnborough actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1158 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 903 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That sits within a few percent of the mean across the towns we cover, so the case rests on your consumption pattern rather than on the weather.
We survey across the GU postcode area, starting from GU14.
Hart is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 60,655, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Farnborough ranks 9 of 10 towns we cover in Hampshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 903 to 987, a spread of 84 kWh per kWp. On a 500 kWp array that is about 42,000 kWh a year between the strongest and weakest town in the county.
Grid connection through Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks operates the distribution network across Hampshire, so the export application goes to them. Anything larger than 3.68 kW per phase falls under G99, which means an application before commissioning rather than a notification afterwards. A constrained network is not the end of a scheme. Capping export costs little when the building already absorbs most of what the roof produces.
Across Hampshire the planning database records 237 solar schemes totalling 1634 MW, of which 51 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Solar already consented near GU14
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026. These are the schemes on record in this postcode district, which is a fair guide to how the local network has been treating export applications.
| Scheme | Operator | Capacity | Mounting | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancerygate Way | Oakapple Renewable Energy | 0.3 MW | Roof | Abandoned |
| Templer Avenue - Solar Photovoltaic Panel | Frasers Property | 0.23 MW | Roof | Revised |
| Templer Avenue - Solar Photovoltaic Panel | Frasers Property UK Limited | 0.23 MW | Ground | Awaiting Construction |
| Invincible Road - Solar Panels | Cove Industrial Enterprises Limited | 0.15 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Farnborough Airport - Solar Panels | Farnborough Airport Limited | 1.7 MW | Roof | Operational |
| Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Etps Road - Solar Panels | Farnborough International Limited | 1.15 MW | Roof | Under Construction |
Send us the postcode
Tell us where the unit is and roughly how big the roof is. We come back with what it can carry, what it would generate against your consumption, and the three ways to pay for it.
Lenzie Consulting Ltd arranges the survey and passes your details to our MCS-certified installation partner so they can quote.
Questions about solar in Farnborough
- What would a 500 kWp array produce in Farnborough?
- Yes, and the number matters more than the sunshine. At 903 kWh per kWp a year, a 500 kWp array on a Farnborough roof models at around 452,000 kWh. What changes the answer is how much of that you use on site rather than export. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Which network operator handles the connection in Farnborough?
- Applications go to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, who run the network across Hampshire. They decide the export limit, and we handle the G99 paperwork alongside the array design.
- What does Hart require for rooftop solar?
- Roof-mounted panels on a commercial building usually fall under permitted development, subject to the limits on projection above the roof plane and to the building not being listed or in a conservation area. We confirm the position with Hart before the design is finalised.
- Has anyone near GU14 already done this?
- The planning database records 6 solar schemes in this postcode district, 5 of them roof mounted. That matters less as proof that it works and more as evidence of how the local network has been treating export applications. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026.