Solar panels for warehouses in Sketty
Most of the industrial stock around Sketty carries a large, shallow-pitched roof that was never asked to do anything. Each survey records the cladding profile, the usable area once rooflights and plant are removed, and the export limit worth applying for.
921 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 461,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
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What a roof in Sketty actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1176 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 921 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is around 4 percent above the mean across the towns we cover, which is as good as UK rooftop gets outside the south coast.
Sketty ranks 2 of 4 towns we cover in Swansea on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 881 to 921, a spread of 40 kWh per kWp. Within Swansea 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
National Grid Electricity Distribution operates the distribution network across Swansea, 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.
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 Sketty
- How much does a warehouse roof in Sketty generate?
- The model gives 921 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 461,000 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 Sketty have capacity?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution is the distribution network operator for Swansea. 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.