Solar panels for warehouses in Bicester
A Bicester warehouse roof sits idle through exactly the hours its occupier buys the most expensive electricity. 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.
895 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 448,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in BicesterIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Logistics solar PV across Oxfordshire
What a roof in Bicester actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1149 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 895 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.
Distribution stock around Bicester clusters on M40 J9, M40 J10 and A41, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
Surveys run across OX postcodes, OX26 outward.
Cherwell is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 37,755, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Bicester ranks 6 of 8 towns we cover in Oxfordshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 891 to 913, a spread of 22 kWh per kWp. Within Oxfordshire that difference is small enough to ignore: where the building sits is not what decides this scheme, your consumption pattern is.
Grid connection through Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Connections around Bicester are handled by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, which sets the export limit for the site. Above 3.68 kW per phase the connection runs under G99, so the export limit is agreed in advance rather than assumed. Where the local network is constrained, an export-limited connection usually still makes the scheme work, because a warehouse uses most of what the roof makes during the working day.
Across Oxfordshire the planning database records 149 solar schemes totalling 2544 MW, of which 31 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Solar already consented near OX26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Superstore Bicester | Batchelor Electrical | 0.6 MW | Roof | Under Construction |
| British Bakels, Granville Way - Solar Panels | Cactus Energy | 0.83 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Bicester Park, Charbridge Lane - Solar Panels | Greencore Construction Limited | 0.32 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Brita Water Filter Systems Limited, Granville Way - Solar panels | Cactus Energy | 0.33 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Units 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9, Longlands Road - Solar Panels | Barings | 0.73 MW | Roof | Application Submitted |
| Bicester Hotel Golf And Spa, Akeman Street - Solar Panels | Bicester Golf and Country Club | 0.4 MW | Roof | Awaiting 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 Bicester
- How much does a warehouse roof in Bicester generate?
- The model gives 895 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 448,000 kWh a year before any shading losses. You need roughly 1,485 sqm of clear roof to fit it. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Does the grid around Bicester have capacity?
- Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is the distribution network operator for Oxfordshire. Anything above 3.68 kW per phase connects under G99, and the application sets the export limit. We submit it as part of the design.
- Is planning permission needed for panels on a Bicester unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to Cherwell before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.
- Has anyone near OX26 already done this?
- The planning database records 6 solar schemes in this postcode district, 6 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.