Solar panels for warehouses in Frome
Sheds around Frome 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.
894 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 447,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in FromeIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
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What a roof in Frome actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1143 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 894 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 BA11.
Mendip is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 27,905, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Frome ranks 8 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 Frome 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 BA11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | AEE Renewables | 5.3 MW | Ground | Application Refused |
| Monksham Solar Farm | John Laing Environmental Assets Group | 10.7 MW | Ground | Operational |
| Court Farm (Frome) | Sunsave 24 (West Woodlands) Limited | 6.8 MW | Ground | Appeal Refused |
| West Woodlands | Sunsave 24/ Vogt solar | 5 MW | Ground | Operational |
| Selwood Solar Farm | Land Value Alliances & Landowners Consortium | 6 MW | Ground | Application Withdrawn |
| Marston Trading Estate, Manor Furlong - Solar Panels | Private Developer | 0.81 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 Frome
- How much does a warehouse roof in Frome generate?
- The model gives 894 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 447,000 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 Frome have capacity?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution is the distribution network operator for Somerset. 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 Frome unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to Mendip before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.
- Has anyone near BA11 already done this?
- The planning database records 6 solar schemes in this postcode district, 1 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.