Solar panels for warehouses in Bath
Sheds around Bath 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.
904 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 BathIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
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What a roof in Bath actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1156 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 904 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 BA postcode area, starting from BA1.
Bath and North East Somerset is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 94,080, the size that tends to be served by mid-box last-mile units rather than national hubs (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Bath ranks 6 of 8 towns we cover in Somerset on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 894 to 934, a spread of 40 kWh per kWp. Within Somerset that difference is small enough to ignore: where the building sits is not what decides this scheme, your consumption pattern is.
Grid connection through National Grid Electricity Distribution
Connections around Bath are handled by National Grid Electricity Distribution, 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 Somerset the planning database records 223 solar schemes totalling 1574 MW, of which 79 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Solar already consented near BA1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal United Hospital, Combe Park - Solar Panels | Royal United Hospital NHS Trust | 0.31 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| LiveWest Homes - Solar Panels | LiveWest Homes | n/a | Roof | Application Submitted |
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 Bath
- What would a 500 kWp array produce in Bath?
- Yes, and the number matters more than the sunshine. At 904 kWh per kWp a year, a 500 kWp array on a Bath 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 Bath?
- Applications go to National Grid Electricity Distribution, who run the network across Somerset. They decide the export limit, and we handle the G99 paperwork alongside the array design.
- What does Bath and North East Somerset 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 Bath and North East Somerset before the design is finalised.
- Has anyone near BA1 already done this?
- The planning database records 2 solar schemes in this postcode district, 2 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.