Solar panels for warehouses in Dudley
Sheds around Dudley 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.
845 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 423,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in DudleyIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
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What a roof in Dudley 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 845 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is about 5 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.
Distribution stock around Dudley clusters on M5 J2, M5 J3 and A461, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
We survey across the DY postcode area, starting from DY2.
Dudley is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 64,270, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Dudley ranks 7 of 8 towns we cover in West Midlands on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 839 to 868, a spread of 29 kWh per kWp. Within West Midlands 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 Dudley 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 West Midlands the planning database records 195 solar schemes totalling 533 MW, of which 3 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Solar already consented near DY2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1, Woodside Industrial Estate - Solar Panels | SNRG Limited | 0.25 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
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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 Dudley
- How much does a warehouse roof in Dudley generate?
- The model gives 845 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 423,000 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 Dudley have capacity?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution is the distribution network operator for West Midlands. 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 Dudley unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to Dudley before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.