Solar panels for warehouses in Mexborough
The economics of a Mexborough rooftop array turn on how much of the generation the occupier uses on site. The survey measures the roof, not the postcode: cladding profile, purlin centres, remaining sheet life and the load the frame can take.
847 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 424,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in MexboroughIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Warehouse rooftop solar across South Yorkshire
What a roof in Mexborough actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1083 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 847 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is about 4 percent below the mean across the towns we cover, so the case here leans harder on how much you use on site rather than on raw generation.
Most of the units we look at here sit in the S postcode area.
Doncaster is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 15,555, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Mexborough ranks 2 of 6 towns we cover in South Yorkshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 830 to 856, a spread of 26 kWh per kWp. Within South Yorkshire that difference is small enough to ignore: where the building sits is not what decides this scheme, your consumption pattern is.
Grid connection through Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid operates the distribution network across South Yorkshire, 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 South Yorkshire the planning database records 93 solar schemes totalling 1624 MW, of which 8 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
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 Mexborough
- How much does a warehouse roof in Mexborough generate?
- The model gives 847 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 424,000 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 Mexborough have capacity?
- Northern Powergrid is the distribution network operator for South Yorkshire. 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 Mexborough unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to Doncaster before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.