Solar for construction, UK-wide analysis
Builders' yards, concrete plants, plant hire depots. Industrial estates with significant rooftop area.
Active UK businesses
519,132
in construction
Typical system
100-700 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
128
47% approved
Self-consumption
55%
typical on-site use
Why construction are a strong solar fit
The construction site sector typically sees 55% 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 construction 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 construction
ESSEX
14,122 active businesses
KENT
11,391 active businesses
SURREY
7,068 active businesses
HAMPSHIRE
6,289 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
6,022 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
5,752 active businesses
Typical construction site solar economics
Mid-size project
100 kWp
~90 MWh/year generation
Large project
700 kWp
~630 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for construction by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active construction. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
3,555
EC1V
3,249
EC2A
2,574
N1
2,521
W1W
2,002
CR0
1,707
E17
1,509
HA1
1,424
SS9
1,318
IG1
1,282
HA8
1,270
HA3
1,222
NW9
1,189
E6
1,186
DA1
1,113
NW10
1,090
E14
1,068
SS14
1,060
WD6
1,051
N3
1,046
PO7
1,033
HA4
1,026
IG11
1,021
IG10
993
UB3
971
BN1
930
E1
908
SL1
900
G2
876
UB4
853
DA12
844
HA7
837
LU1
835
E4
835
SW19
834
BL1
828
NW2
826
UB6
814
N13
812
IP28
808
N14
787
HA9
787
BN3
774
PR2
772
SS7
770
SE1
767
RM3
763
HA2
755
E11
754
LU2
754
W1H
732
E15
730
DA14
728
EN5
724
RM8
721
B90
721
BT34
709
SG1
707
CR4
707
L3
706
BR1
691
N12
690
ME5
687
RM6
679
IG8
679
HA5
677
SE9
675
IG3
675
SE18
674
WC1N
662
RM1
661
IG2
660
EN8
659
BS16
658
SM4
654
SL6
650
SW16
647
RM10
644
W1T
642
PR7
642
W3
642
PE11
638
IG6
638
E16
636
UB1
633
NW6
630
NG5
624
ML3
613
ME2
613
NN3
613
N22
606
CM1
603
PO6
603
RM12
601
CM12
598
BR8
597
SL2
594
SL3
593
E7
591
N17
591
NW11
589
HP2
588
RM17
586
UB8
586
SK8
585
LE3
582
NN4
579
ME15
570
CF14
568
RH1
564
BT47
563
BH21
560
LU6
559
CM2
559
EN6
559
W5
556
RM7
556
L1
552
LE2
551
WS11
549
G3
548
BT35
547
CR2
547
CM3
544
N9
543
WD3
542
ST5
542
BN11
540
SM1
540
PO16
538
NW4
535
BR3
535
TQ12
535
RH10
533
CV6
528
LU3
528
GL2
528
NN8
525
TW15
523
UB5
522
WA14
522
WC2A
522
RM9
521
EN3
519
MK45
517
RM11
517
HA0
515
NG1
513
CM13
510
E10
509
NW3
505
PO20
503
DA5
502
LU7
500
EN9
499
BS15
499
EN1
498
E13
498
TW3
497
WC2R
496
BR2
493
CM9
492
N11
492
PE30
492
UB2
490
SK9
487
ME14
486
ME4
484
SO50
484
ME8
483
LE5
483
SO53
483
SW6
479
TN16
478
IP1
477
LU4
477
LE4
477
BR6
476
PR1
475
LN6
475
CM7
475
RH12
474
NR1
473
NG16
472
LS25
469
RM13
468
WS10
468
NW1
467
GU14
467
BR5
465
PE2
461
DE7
460
LE67
459
RM15
459
B66
458
LE7
458
RM14
458
RG7
458
CR3
457
HX3
456
NE11
456
LE12
455
W1S
454
CO5
454
CM23
452
SS11
451
LU5
451
OL4
450
BN21
450
NN1
449
BA2
447
ME1
447
TN15
445
BL9
445
W4
444
ML1
444
M2
442
TW7
441
BH14
440
ST6
439
KT13
438
UB10
438
DE23
438
SS2
437
DE21
436
RM16
435
DY6
435
N15
434
BN27
433
LS15
433
ME19
432
EN11
430
CO4
429
MK40
428
SS8
427
WD17
427
CO7
426
FY4
425
SW17
425
ME10
424
M40
423
EN4
418
BB1
417
N21
416
N16
416
BH23
414
DA11
413
M24
412
DN4
411
GL51
408
TA1
407
NP20
405
SM6
405
EN2
404
DT1
400
PR3
399
EX2
399
WA8
399
CV1
398
UB7
398
TA6
397
MK42
396
B98
396
DE14
396
RG12
396
PO3
395
WA1
394
E1W
394
ML6
394
SW18
394
E12
393
GU21
392
RH2
392
BS8
392
GU9
390
NG17
388
SN1
387
PL6
387
LE1
385
NG18
385
S66
384
BH15
383
PR4
383
CR7
382
B3
381
WS13
381
WS9
381
HG1
380
PE1
380
LS27
380
N18
379
LE9
379
SW11
379
NN5
379
M33
376
S70
374
DE24
374
SM5
374
WD18
373
PE7
373
WA4
372
BT45
371
NN2
370
LS1
369
PO8
369
GU15
368
PE19
368
SA1
368
ME7
367
HD8
367
SO14
367
DA8
367
SS6
366
SG12
366
TW13
364
BL6
364
CO3
364
SN15
364
CV32
363
SL4
362
CV37
362
S63
361
DY5
360
SG8
360
S60
359
SG14
359
CV3
359
NG9
358
SS1
358
ST4
357
BS30
357
RH19
356
NW7
354
LS12
354
TN24
354
SO51
353
BL3
353
CM15
352
FY5
352
HP5
352
IG7
351
M3
350
NN15
350
EX1
350
TN27
350
SK7
350
HP3
348
WD25
348
NN6
347
DH7
347
NG8
346
BT48
346
HU17
345
LE8
344
SG5
344
SS17
342
GL7
342
EH3
342
E18
342
SK6
342
BN2
342
CW12
342
AL10
342
SK14
341
CO10
341
CH62
341
EC3V
341
CV5
341
LS28
341
DY3
340
SM2
340
DA16
339
CO9
338
S75
338
TW5
336
DL1
336
FY3
336
KT3
336
SM3
335
CT9
335
B94
335
DE1
335
WD24
335
CM14
334
ME16
334
WR9
333
SS13
333
SS4
333
HA6
332
SO16
331
SO19
331
HP9
331
OX28
331
WN2
331
DA2
331
SL9
331
CM6
328
IV2
328
B1
328
AL2
328
SO15
328
SE25
327
SO31
327
DY8
326
OL16
326
KY11
326
NR7
326
OX16
325
KT1
325
LE19
325
DN31
324
CF3
323
NG2
323
DD5
323
TS18
322
TW18
322
M25
322
WS15
322
RH15
322
G1
321
CH1
321
RH6
320
W6
320
RG14
320
DL14
320
RG1
320
WA3
320
TW4
320
BA3
319
WN7
318
PE6
318
NN14
318
HP12
316
TW8
316
M27
316
CM19
316
NR32
315
LE16
315
KT19
315
B70
315
BT60
315
G74
314
NG4
314
PE13
313
BT71
312
WV14
312
NG7
311
WF4
311
KT17
310
WR11
310
NR31
310
WS12
310
CB8
309
HP13
309
SN3
308
CV2
308
BS3
308
W1U
307
W2
307
M41
307
WD19
306
CT1
305
CT6
305
CH4
304
HR5
304
RM5
304
NR3
303
IP14
303
DN22
303
CM20
303
WV10
303
SO40
303
GU1
302
TN39
302
CM17
301
CF83
301
BT79
301
BT78
301
LE10
301
W7
301
SK10
301
BB7
301
BS9
301
PR8
301
BS37
300
NN10
299
W12
299
B77
299
TN25
299
G32
299
BH12
298
DT4
298
BB5
298
PE12
298
B60
297
EH2
297
TQ2
296
EH12
296
AL1
296
DN15
295
SE6
295
CV11
295
OX26
294
KA1
294
CH41
293
M20
293
CH7
292
TW14
292
TN13
292
RG40
292
SW15
292
NG10
292
MK18
291
SG4
291
WN6
291
L18
290
KT6
290
CT5
290
SS15
289
WF2
289
DN21
289
AL3
289
S11
288
CF5
288
PR5
288
LE11
288
PO15
288
DE56
287
DA15
286
OX29
286
EX5
285
SK11
284
CF37
284
HP1
284
LL17
284
SA7
284
AL7
284
CB10
283
IP6
283
ME20
283
CO6
282
WF1
282
WA10
282
L20
282
B79
282
OL9
281
M19
281
KT12
281
W1J
281
OL6
281
CR5
280
FY8
280
BD23
280
DH8
280
DA7
280
EX31
279
CF24
279
RH13
278
TS17
278
BD1
278
DE55
277
WA5
276
M5
276
BS4
276
PE28
275
B62
275
DN14
275
BS23
275
NG24
274
YO30
274
SE15
274
L15
274
PO21
274
SW9
274
W13
273
DH6
273
PE27
273
BB4
273
CM16
272
B11
272
N20
272
BA14
271
N8
270
KT9
270
YO8
270
WF10
270
S41
270
NG15
270
PO19
269
NN7
269
MK43
269
W1B
269
NP44
268
PA1
268
BH24
268
HD9
268
GL52
268
W1G
268
BH22
267
M14
267
LN1
267
S71
266
M28
266
HP22
266
SK1
266
WV1
266
SN5
266
CM8
265
NE28
265
TN23
265
CT12
265
G72
264
SG2
263
PR25
263
WA9
263
PO5
262
CF11
262
SS12
262
BB9
262
CV34
262
ML11
261
M8
261
OL8
260
PO30
260
BB2
260
NN11
259
DE11
259
AL5
259
PR9
258
BH2
258
RH16
258
BT1
258
BA11
257
OX14
257
SK4
257
HX1
256
PO1
256
OL11
256
WN4
255
BL4
255
B63
255
TW2
255
NP19
255
ST7
255
CV8
255
BS20
254
PO2
254
EX39
254
KT22
254
CF31
254
EH6
254
CB24
254
HP19
254
TS1
254
SO32
254
HP18
253
GL4
253
GL1
253
DY10
253
N4
253
CV10
253
S64
252
CB22
252
WA7
252
LA1
252
ME12
252
S6
251
BA1
250
M4
250
WA16
250
DD3
250
CW1
250
S8
249
OL10
249
DL3
249
GU34
249
BB3
249
TN12
248
CH5
248
B21
248
HD1
248
BL2
248
RH17
248
SE28
248
RG41
248
BR7
247
PE9
247
BB12
247
SW20
246
M29
246
CF23
246
PH1
246
S9
246
BD4
246
BD19
246
ME3
246
NE12
246
WV2
246
SO23
245
WS3
245
OL12
245
MK17
245
PO12
245
WV6
244
LS19
244
CW5
244
SS0
243
TN6
243
IV30
243
TR1
243
SG6
243
E2
243
BD21
243
CV7
243
CF44
242
BH8
242
EH22
242
PL1
242
NE34
242
M34
242
NP4
241
TS5
241
TN4
241
CA1
241
WN8
241
KT18
240
BS1
240
ML5
240
KT11
240
SL5
240
CR8
239
NN12
239
NG34
239
HP4
239
IG9
238
LL11
238
S35
238
RH11
238
WV11
238
HR2
238
SY1
237
KT16
237
OL3
237
SS16
236
GL53
236
LE18
236
B16
236
KT15
236
SE19
235
S43
235
GL50
234
ST3
234
DN9
234
BH9
233
DN1
233
DH1
233
TW20
233
SE2
232
OX5
232
EX16
232
RG24
232
DY2
232
WV4
231
B69
231
RG9
231
AL9
231
OL2
231
DE22
231
S40
231
ME17
231
IP3
230
B97
230
NG19
230
WF5
229
B61
229
SN2
229
HR4
229
CV21
229
RG30
229
WN5
228
CB6
227
MK44
227
NW8
227
KT4
227
L40
226
E5
226
DN11
226
NG31
225
MK9
225
WF8
225
CO15
224
BN43
224
NN18
224
CM5
223
N7
223
BT28
223
BS36
223
BS14
222
TN40
222
WN3
222
WD23
222
DA17
222
LN5
222
SW2
221
CM22
221
OX4
221
NP12
221
ME13
221
PO22
221
WS7
220
CA11
220
BT70
220
TN11
219
G81
219
EH54
219
B74
219
LL13
219
TW19
219
DE5
219
BS21
219
BN15
218
BT82
218
DN5
218
HG3
218
CB7
217
NE23
217
SE3
217
DN3
217
PL25
217
HU3
217
LS11
216
RG2
216
DN35
216
MK16
216
CW9
216
BS22
216
GU12
215
MK41
215
G33
215
B91
215
TA2
215
E3
215
LS8
215
PL4
215
AB10
215
CM21
214
SL7
214
NE3
214
DY9
214
LL12
214
LN4
214
CM18
213
PO9
213
SG18
213
G73
212
B24
212
RG10
212
B64
212
TF1
212
W10
211
GU10
211
SP2
211
BN22
211
CB1
211
TW9
211
WD4
211
CT14
211
PL21
210
NE5
210
RG19
210
ME9
210
DY1
210
KT20
210
BS5
210
B30
210
WA11
209
G66
209
EN7
209
AB42
209
DY4
209
NG12
209
M26
209
M30
208
SK3
208
HR1
208
HU7
208
SE12
208
BT41
208
DE13
208
SN10
207
EX17
207
B15
207
NR13
207
S2
207
L23
207
RG21
206
LS16
206
DE6
206
TN22
205
G69
205
LE13
205
CF48
205
HU12
205
TN9
205
IP7
205
GU24
204
SP10
204
NG23
204
SA4
204
HP23
204
LL57
204
NN17
204
UB9
204
BT80
204
WF17
204
IG4
204
BA5
204
S81
204
CO2
203
NE1
203
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202
LS29
202
M1
202
WS2
202
BS40
202
LE17
201
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201
SO30
201
DY13
201
SE16
201
CM4
200
LE65
200
B93
200
SE26
200
ST1
200
CW11
200
GL3
199
NN16
199
WA2
199
B27
198
RG27
198
M12
198
WA15
198
LA9
198
IP2
198
SO41
197
CB23
197
NR6
197
OX11
197
DD2
197
GL20
196
SP1
196
CB4
196
B68
196
BT49
196
TR4
195
EX4
195
TW16
195
SO18
195
BD20
195
M6
195
BR4
194
WR5
194
TN34
194
BN16
194
CF72
194
BL8
194
PH2
194
CV4
194
CV23
194
MK12
193
BN26
193
B71
193
TS24
193
RG4
193
BS35
193
NG11
192
W8
192
LN2
192
S12
192
HG4
191
M44
191
KY1
191
B33
191
PO4
190
M22
190
ST18
190
BN12
190
LS7
190
BH16
190
PE21
190
S25
190
W14
190
B92
189
OX12
189
DN6
189
KA7
189
B37
189
TW12
188
NG21
188