Solar for automotive, UK-wide analysis
Dealerships, vehicle service centres, automotive manufacturing. Mix of retail and industrial energy demand.
Active UK businesses
111,282
in automotive
Typical system
100-800 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
3,742
43% approved
Self-consumption
65%
typical on-site use
Why automotive are a strong solar fit
The automotive site sector typically sees 65% of solar generation consumed on-site, which is the single biggest driver of PPA economics. Higher self-consumption means more of the solar output displaces expensive grid electricity (currently ~28p/kWh for commercial tariffs) rather than exporting at the lower SEG rate (~5p/kWh).
A typical 100-kWp rooftop system on a automotive site site generates around 90 MWh per year, covering a meaningful share of typical sector demand and locking in ~25 years of price-certain electricity via a PPA structure.
Top UK regions for automotive
ESSEX
1,949 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
1,738 active businesses
KENT
1,537 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
1,512 active businesses
WEST YORKSHIRE
1,279 active businesses
HAMPSHIRE
1,114 active businesses
Typical automotive site solar economics
Mid-size project
100 kWp
~90 MWh/year generation
Large project
800 kWp
~720 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for automotive by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active automotive. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
1,109
EC1V
816
N1
565
EC2A
453
W1W
400
NW10
376
PE1
371
CR0
343
CV6
299
LE5
291
IG1
281
SL1
281
IP28
274
B11
263
LU1
258
LE4
254
LU4
245
HR5
245
BL1
244
LE2
243
BL3
239
IG11
237
BL9
236
CB25
234
HA8
228
E1
228
E17
224
BB1
209
E6
207
CV2
206
NW9
203
HA4
203
BR3
202
HA1
201
LU3
201
NG7
190
SL2
186
LE3
186
M40
184
S9
183
MK42
182
UB6
179
WS10
179
DE23
178
PR2
177
ST6
175
ST4
175
UB3
174
NN18
171
HA3
169
M8
167
E14
166
M12
164
B70
163
BB5
163
PR1
162
RH10
162
RM13
161
BB2
160
B66
158
BB9
158
PE11
157
NN8
156
ST5
156
CF14
154
MK40
153
HX1
152
SM4
151
SL3
151
SL6
150
RM8
150
DE14
147
DA1
147
OL9
147
HA2
146
HA9
145
S60
145
PE2
145
HA0
144
B12
143
B8
142
OL8
142
BH21
142
B9
141
CV3
141
PR7
140
DY5
140
RM6
140
LU7
139
IG3
139
DE21
136
CR4
136
IG6
135
EN3
135
LU2
134
WS2
133
RM17
133
BD7
132
BT35
132
ST3
130
SS9
130
E7
130
WF17
130
LS12
129
WS11
129
ST18
128
NN3
127
WC1N
127
RG7
127
SO14
127
UB8
126
NG5
126
LU6
126
LE10
125
G2
125
OL4
125
M19
124
WV14
124
NW2
124
NN4
124
BL4
124
HD1
124
UB7
123
B98
123
DL1
123
NN17
123
CV1
122
BD21
122
HP12
122
BT34
122
BD3
122
NN1
121
B6
121
DN4
120
RG1
120
BD1
120
B69
119
TQ12
119
BD4
119
LE11
119
NG17
119
CF11
119
BD8
119
NG18
118
DE24
118
GL2
117
OX16
117
SW19
117
WV2
117
OL16
117
IP1
116
B90
116
BS15
115
SG1
115
EN8
114
DE7
114
CV37
114
BT71
113
LE1
113
HA7
112
UB2
112
DN15
112
CV5
111
S4
111
UB1
111
SS14
111
ML1
111
L3
111
SA1
110
PE7
109
DY4
109
WV1
109
PO7
109
EN9
108
LE12
108
WR11
108
SW16
107
EX2
107
LE19
107
CW1
107
LE67
106
WV10
106
DY2
106
SO15
106
WS1
106
PE21
106
NG2
104
BS16
104
RG2
103
NG8
103
PR4
103
PE3
103
NE4
102
PE13
102
PR3
102
ST1
101
NG15
101
CM1
101
WF2
101
B3
101
RM7
100
N9
100
LS11
100
E10
99
N17
99
NN11
99
GL51
98
CV7
98
WA8
97
NN5
97
ME10
97
WF12
97
UB4
96
ML3
96
W3
96
EN5
96
N13
96
WF1
96
NP20
95
HX3
95
HP5
94
S41
94
TA1
94
NG16
94
BT60
94
CM3
93
TW15
93
LN6
93
NG9
93
BN27
93
TW3
93
SK8
93
NE11
93
SS7
93
HP13
93
PO6
92
DN14
92
CV34
92
HU3
92
OL12
92
GU21
92
DN6
91
CV11
91
WR1
91
SK14
91
GU14
90
CM7
90
CM9
90
SS11
90
PO16
90
OL11
89
N3
89
NP19
89
WF13
89
ME15
89
LE9
88
WA1
88
WD6
88
HU17
88
BS5
88
TN15
88
DY9
87
E4
87
MK45
87
E11
87
DE1
87
ML6
87
CF24
86
E16
86
DY6
86
BD5
86
CM20
85
BN21
85
N12
85
IP14
85
WC2A
85
N22
85
LS25
84
RG14
84
OL1
84
NN13
84
ME2
84
B60
84
SN2
84
ME4
84
W1T
83
L20
83
RH1
83
BN3
83
B24
83
SE18
83
LE7
83
N14
83
BH15
82
B27
82
B33
82
B23
82
SN1
82
RG30
82
DE55
82
RG40
82
CO7
82
PE30
82
CV21
82
HP2
81
HA5
81
ME7
81
S71
81
M14
81
FY4
81
WN7
81
BD18
81
N18
81
BN11
81
DA12
81
BB3
81
IG2
81
RG27
80
BD9
80
NN10
80
BA3
80
RH6
80
BT47
80
SK10
80
B10
80
BS3
80
NR3
79
MK18
79
SL4
79
ME14
79
CR7
78
SS6
78
S75
78
NN16
78
TF1
78
CO4
78
BN1
78
SK6
78
SN5
78
PE6
78
TS18
78
LU5
78
WF5
78
SO51
78
TA6
78
OL2
78
WD18
77
RH12
77
TW4
77
OX29
77
SO50
77
RM15
77
S2
77
SS2
77
CM13
77
NG24
77
PH1
76
G3
76
B28
76
ME5
76
E13
76
B19
76
MK12
76
NN2
75
CF37
75
OL6
75
FY3
75
CF31
75
NP44
75
B18
75
WV13
75
DE11
75
BB4
75
WS9
75
CW12
75
WS13
75
NN12
75
BL2
75
RH11
74
WR9
74
NG6
74
BH23
74
S70
74
CH41
74
DY1
74
DN31
74
HP19
74
S63
74
LS9
73
HD9
73
PL6
73
BA14
73
GU15
73
PR5
73
EX1
73
EN11
73
NW6
73
E12
73
DT1
73
NG31
73
LS27
73
NG10
72
M27
72
PO3
72
RM10
72
TW5
72
RM3
72
IP3
72
PE27
72
SK1
72
SG8
72
BA13
72
B1
72
CV32
72
RH13
71
WD24
71
TW7
71
PO20
71
B64
71
CO9
71
SK11
71
LE8
70
NN6
70
WN6
70
WA5
70
TF7
70
WV6
70
E3
70
GL1
70
IG8
70
NG1
70
PE28
70
W5
70
BB7
70
CV10
69
M24
69
YO8
69
HP11
69
CH62
69
WS3
69
M2
69
N11
69
WN2
69
ME16
69
SK4
69
MK41
69
BH12
69
BT82
69
WA3
69
WF4
69
PR8
69
NR1
69
M34
69
NN14
69
WA9
68
CM2
68
GU12
68
CO6
68
PL4
68
CH5
68
B77
68
EN6
68
KT16
68
LE17
68
B68
68
SK7
68
WF10
68
CV8
68
TW14
67
WD17
67
ME8
67
PL1
67
S66
67
BL6
67
PE19
67
G41
67
E15
67
DT4
67
UB5
67
DN5
67
DN1
67
BS37
67
SG14
66
TS1
66
LS28
66
N15
66
EX5
66
OX26
66
DH7
66
PE29
66
NG4
66
MK2
66
PO8
66
BS4
66
BB10
66
CV4
66
AL7
66
EX31
65
SO53
65
CO10
65
CM6
65
GL7
65
GL20
65
SS8
65
BH16
65
DY8
65
DN3
65
PE12
65
M16
65
SG4
65
BS11
65
TW13
64
B97
64
TW8
64
G32
64
CF3
64
NW4
64
NN15
64
HG1
64
DN21
64
BB11
64
HP18
63
CM23
63
CF5
63
RG41
63
B21
63
EN2
63
EN1
63
KA1
63
LE16
63
BD2
63
G5
63
S80
62
WA4
62
G73
62
RM18
62
B25
62
EN4
62
PE4
62
TA2
62
SN3
62
S43
62
DY11
62
B15
62
B62
62
UB10
62
DN16
62
S64
62
SY1
62
CH7
62
IP6
62
DE13
62
HU9
62
SA4
62
S40
62
HP22
61
CO1
61
SM1
61
NG21
61
M9
61
WN8
61
CH65
61
PO9
61
G51
61
B92
61
LA3
61
M33
61
M11
61
OX4
61
PR9
61
CT9
60
BA2
60
GU34
60
TS5
60
FY8
60
SO31
60
MK43
60
EH52
60
CB6
60
DN22
60
NG3
60
TN16
60
BT36
60
KY1
60
LS10
60
CW9
60
CW2
60
B36
59
LN5
59
LS7
59
ST16
59
IG10
59
AL10
59
CH1
59
RM16
59
B20
59
SK9
59
B16
59
MK10
59
NE12
59
L1
59
SN15
59
LE18
59
RG12
59
BS30
59
LS8
58
MK1
58
CF83
58
RM20
58
B79
58
NP4
58
RM1
58
CB2
58
BH14
58
SW17
58
S3
58
HU8
58
DE6
58
WV11
58
WA11
58
BS23
57
RM9
57
S65
57
SO30
57
YO30
57
S6
57
EH6
57
BH22
57
B7
57
SS15
57
BT78
57
HR2
57
OX14
57
SW6
57
NR7
57
BB12
57
NN7
56
WS12
56
M3
56
CM19
56
TN23
56
CB3
56
KT13
56
LS19
56
CA1
56
SK3
56
B63
56
BT48
56
BT28
56
BS24
55
WD25
55
NR19
55
TN12
55
PR25
55
SL9
55
B32
55
BR1
55
WR2
55
S8
55
B26
55
MK6
55
WA14
55
TS17
55
SO40
55
LN11
55
WA16
55
EH48
55
LS1
55
PL7
54
WD3
54
LS6
54
TS2
54
WR14
54
CM12
54
SA14
54
G74
54
M26
54
MK44
54
CH4
54
CF72
54
EX39
54
SO16
54
KT9
54
E2
54
BT79
54
B65
54
SO19
54
CV23
54
CT6
53
PO12
53
CR2
53
CO5
53
CM16
53
CM0
53
ME9
53
GL10
53
NR6
53
TF9
53
SE9
53
SK5
53
M13
53
WN3
53
B14
53
SS1
53
DL14
53
SP11
52
CO15
52
GU9
52
GL54
52
M22
52
OX5
52
NG22
52
AB12
52
EH2
52
BD19
52
SE1
52
SG5
52
SG6
52
NP11
52
M7
51
WS15
51
SP10
51
HG3
51
HD2
51
MK9
51
B30
51
BN6
51
W2
51
G72
51
N21
51
L33
51
YO43
51
TQ2
51
BL8
51
E18
51
DY10
51
NG34
51
SA7
51
B37
51
CV22
51
BS21
50
HP3
50
BR6
50
NG19
50
M46
50
TF2
50
M25
50
G40
50
SY4
50
SS4
50
PO22
50
IP22
50
SN4
50
DN17
50
DA11
50
S11
49
HR4
49
MK17
49
HD8
49
HD3
49
RG6
49
OL7
49
LN1
49
WA2
49
SG19
49
CF23
49
EH54
49
RG19
49
CB1
49
LE13
49
BH17
49
DY3
49
BT62
49
BT45
49
SW18
49
B5
49
BT23
49
WS5
49
SO21
49
TW19
49
CV12
48
RH15
48
CO3
48
W1G
48
CM15
48
PA1
48
WA7
48
ST14
48
CB8
48
TN24
48
RM12
48
DN11
48
DE5
48
SY13
48
TN22
48
DA2
48
BS9
48
SA5
48
CW11
48
AB10
48
LL13
48
BS22
47
LN4
47
TW18
47
M21
47
PA3
47
M18
47
AL1
47
CA14
47
NE63
47
BT74
47
BT67
47
NE16
47
B61
47
DH8
47
DH1
47
DE4
47
DD2
47
DA8
47
ME20
47
SN10
47
CT5
46
BS2
46
CO2
46
MK14
46
GU16
46
FK2
46
L24
46
RM11
46
OX28
46
NP23
46
CA11
46
NW7
46
DN9
46
SS13
46
SE28
46
SN12
46
BD20
46
LA14
46
NE15
46
UB9
46
BS8
46
WS7
46
B42
46
ST7
45
NR32
45
CT12
45
TW20
45
KT3
45
CM8
45
SP2
45
AL2
45
M20
45
SO32
45
ME1
45
EX16
45
BL0
45
S61
45
BH24
45
NE61
45
SS17
45
WF9
45
LS15
45
LL17
45
SE16
45
NP12
45
DN2
45
WF3
45
SK13
45
SN14
45
M32
45
DH9
45
SA6
45
SK17
45
CW8
45
W7
45
SE6
45
CT3
44
HG5
44
LL11
44
BA12
44
G81
44
M44
44
CF44
44
EX17
44
CB9
44
NE21
44
M41
44
TA21
44
OX17
44
PO21
44
DY13
44
DT11
44
DL3
44
RH19
44
OX12
44
DG1
44
ML5
44
DD3
44
B44
44
DA16
44
BS35
44
M6
43
NR31
43
BS20
43
M28
43
SM3
43
LA1
43
LN2
43
RH16
43
BA11
43
GU1
43
G52
43
CH3
43
G1
43
BL5
43
PE9
43
IP32
43
EH47
43
YO16
43
WN4
43
BT80
43
WV4
43
YO19
43
BD6
43
B13
43
BT41
43
NW11
43
YO25
43
SE15
43
W4
43
CV31
43
HU5
42
SW11
42
B31
42
GU10
42
M30
42
BN2
42
PL15
42
SO23
42
FY5
42
CF48
42
WR5
42
BH8
42
KT17
42
PE37
42
BH2
42
YO17
42
WA10
42
NE5
42
L15
42
SS0
42
ME12
42
RM14
42
OX11
42
PR6
42
DD5
42
DA14
42
AB42
42
MK19
42
CW5
42
N4
41
HU12
41
AL5
41
HG4
41
YO7
41
SM6
41
GL5
41
SE8
41
OL10
41
PL26
41
YO42
41
ML2
41
LN8
41
KT19
41
KT12
41
S44
41
EH12
41
TN27
41
PO4
41
NE6
41
S5
41
S62
41
E8
41
M35
41
SL0
41
SK16
41
DE56
41
SA18
41
CW7
41
ST13
41
BS32
41
WV3
41
HU2
40
ML11
40
HP21
40
CR3
40
L40
40
BR2
40
AB21
40