About Solar Panels for Factories UK
Independent guidance on industrial solar PV for UK manufacturers, operated by SEO Dons Ltd, a UK renewable-energy research and marketing agency. We are not an installer — we help factories judge the economics and pass their enquiries to commercial solar installers.
Who we are
Solar Panels for Factories UK is a guide site run by SEO Dons Ltd, whose Director is Donovan Fawcett. Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. Company No. 16766013.
We research UK industrial solar economics — capital allowances, export tariffs, grid-connection rules, planning and installed costs — and publish what we find with sources and review dates. We do not design, supply, install or maintain solar systems.
How the service works
Three steps:
Tell us about your site
Use the quote form: location, roof type and a rough annual electricity spend.
We pass your enquiry to a matched installer
An installer covering your area receives the enquiry and contacts you directly.
You judge the proposal against the benchmarks
The cost, payback and grant guidance published on this site gives you the numbers a good quote should beat.
For sites that need ongoing performance management and system upgrades after commissioning, enquiries can also be passed to industrial and commercial solar installation and O&M companies.
How this site is funded
This site is free to use. SEO Dons Ltd also provides SEO services to some of the installers that receive enquiries from it; they are named on the homepage and the installer partners page.
That relationship does not change the figures we publish, which come from the sources described below — but you should know it exists, and you should check any installer's credentials yourself.
Where our numbers come from
We take rates, grants and deadlines from published sources — Ofgem and DESNZ for energy prices and schemes, HMRC for capital allowances, MCS and the distribution network operators for installation and grid-connection rules — and date them on the page. Where a figure is a modelled estimate rather than a quoted rate, the page says so.
One example of why it matters: solar is special-rate plant for capital allowances, so the Annual Investment Allowance (100% on up to £1m of spend) is the usual route and solar does not qualify for full expensing. If you spot a figure that is out of date, tell us through the quote form and we will correct it.
Checking an installer
Before you sign anything, check the installer's MCS certification on the MCS register, their electrical competence scheme registration (NICEIC or NAPIT) and — for anything above the G98 limit of 3.68 kW per phase — evidence of delivered G99 grid-connection applications. Our guide to approved commercial solar installers explains what each badge covers.
Get matched quotes
Tell us about your factory and we will pass your enquiry to a matched installer. A quote request carries no obligation.
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