Solar panels for warehouses in Kenilworth
A Kenilworth 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.
877 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 439,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in KenilworthIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Logistics solar PV across Warwickshire
What a roof in Kenilworth actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1123 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 877 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.
Surveys run across CV postcodes, CV8 outward.
Warwick is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 22,235, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Kenilworth ranks 5 of 7 towns we cover in Warwickshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 866 to 893, a spread of 27 kWh per kWp. Within Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire, 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 Warwickshire the planning database records 94 solar schemes totalling 1201 MW, of which 18 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Solar already consented near CV8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honiley Road - Solar Farm | Enso Green Holdings P Limited | 49.9 MW | Ground | Revised |
| Honiley Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | Enso Green Holdings Limited | 23.1 MW | Ground | Awaiting Construction |
| UKBIC, Rowley Road - Solar Panels | UKBIC | n/a | Roof | Application Submitted |
| Castle Farm Recreation Ground, Fishponds Road - Solar panels | Warwick District Council | n/a | 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 Kenilworth
- What would a 500 kWp array produce in Kenilworth?
- Yes, and the number matters more than the sunshine. At 877 kWh per kWp a year, a 500 kWp array on a Kenilworth roof models at around 439,000 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 Kenilworth?
- Applications go to National Grid Electricity Distribution, who run the network across Warwickshire. They decide the export limit, and we handle the G99 paperwork alongside the array design.
- What does Warwick 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 Warwick before the design is finalised.
- Has anyone near CV8 already done this?
- The planning database records 4 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.