Solar panels for warehouses in Droitwich
A Droitwich warehouse roof sits idle through exactly the hours its occupier buys the most expensive electricity. We start with the covering and the structure, because a roof with five years left in it changes the answer entirely.
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 DroitwichIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Logistics solar PV across Worcestershire
What a roof in Droitwich actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1126 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.
Distribution stock around Droitwich clusters on M5 J5, A38 and A442, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
Droitwich ranks 3 of 7 towns we cover in Worcestershire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 866 to 882, a spread of 16 kWh per kWp. Within Worcestershire 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 Droitwich 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 Worcestershire the planning database records 62 solar schemes totalling 506 MW, of which 6 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 Droitwich
- How much does a warehouse roof in Droitwich generate?
- The model gives 877 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 439,000 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 Droitwich have capacity?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution is the distribution network operator for Worcestershire. 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.