Solar for food & beverage, UK-wide analysis
Food processing, cold storage, beverage bottling. High baseload and refrigeration demand, self-consumption typically exceeds 75%.
Active UK businesses
29,709
in food & beverage
Typical system
250-2000 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
105
46% approved
Self-consumption
80%
typical on-site use
Why food & beverage are a strong solar fit
The food & beverage sector typically sees 80% 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 250-kWp rooftop system on a food & beverage site generates around 225 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 food & beverage
ESSEX
343 active businesses
KENT
330 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
259 active businesses
WEST YORKSHIRE
238 active businesses
DEVON
232 active businesses
SURREY
219 active businesses
Typical food & beverage solar economics
Mid-size project
250 kWp
~225 MWh/year generation
Large project
2000 kWp
~1.8 GWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for food & beverage by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active food & beverage. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
523
EC1V
436
N1
319
W1W
270
EC2A
235
IP28
154
NW10
130
CR0
102
E1
101
E14
97
E17
94
SE1
90
HR5
90
W1T
80
BR3
79
LE5
79
HA1
75
G2
74
WC2A
71
E6
69
WC1N
69
SW19
69
CV2
69
NW9
59
E8
59
SW11
59
EH6
58
N17
57
BN1
57
EH2
55
HA4
54
SW6
53
BT34
50
LE4
50
SL6
49
SW17
49
LE2
49
SL1
49
E10
48
N15
48
SW8
48
CF14
48
UB6
47
EH3
47
BB1
47
BL1
47
E3
46
N3
46
M3
46
BD8
45
BN3
45
W2
45
IG1
45
B11
44
E16
44
W3
44
E2
44
HA3
43
IG11
43
SW18
42
N16
42
M4
42
SE15
41
W12
41
HA8
41
HA2
41
M40
41
SE18
41
WD6
40
HA0
39
BL3
39
GL7
39
W6
39
HA9
38
UB8
38
EN3
38
NG1
37
CV6
37
E15
37
W4
36
W5
36
N14
36
B3
36
NW6
36
E7
36
NG2
36
NN17
36
BN11
35
SE16
35
N13
35
DN31
34
PR3
34
DA1
34
W1B
34
W10
34
TW3
34
EC4A
34
GL2
33
NW1
33
LE1
33
TA1
33
SE5
33
BA1
33
M20
32
SW15
32
N18
32
HP2
32
PR1
32
CW5
32
CM1
32
E11
31
BT71
31
NG5
31
NG7
31
BT62
31
G3
31
HA7
31
SW9
31
SW16
31
N22
31
PR2
31
HG4
31
N4
31
HA5
31
CV3
30
SE10
30
NN8
30
SS9
30
M1
30
BD4
30
NW2
30
PE2
30
L3
30
B12
29
CV37
29
AL1
28
B23
28
M12
28
TN15
28
NN6
28
CR4
28
PR4
28
BH16
28
B66
28
AB10
27
OX16
27
EN5
27
SO23
27
BS5
27
M33
27
SE13
27
CH1
27
PE30
27
HR8
26
M8
26
SE9
26
W8
26
IV30
26
SG1
26
NW4
26
TQ12
26
NG34
26
SE24
26
CF10
26
CT9
26
SL4
26
N8
26
BS2
26
WA14
26
BH21
26
LE16
26
OX4
26
SL3
26
SE6
26
UB3
26
BA2
26
PE11
25
MK42
25
NW8
25
B18
25
NN3
25
WV1
25
CH41
25
N12
25
HA6
25
BT23
25
IG8
25
AB51
25
NW3
25
BD7
25
BT1
25
E9
25
M50
24
LE12
24
TW8
24
HG2
24
SE11
24
W1D
24
ML3
24
ML6
24
GU10
24
BD3
24
E13
24
BS1
24
KT3
24
DE14
24
BA11
24
M2
24
LE7
24
S3
24
UB2
24
GL5
24
EC3V
24
BD1
23
IG3
23
LS9
23
BD5
23
EH7
23
WF2
23
EH52
23
PH1
23
CV34
23
BS8
23
NR1
23
G1
23
BB11
23
TN25
23
LS10
23
SE8
23
HU3
23
W14
23
B19
23
N5
23
CB1
23
W1S
23
B70
23
WR11
23
E12
22
BR1
22
IP14
22
ME7
22
NN1
22
BA4
22
NW11
22
HU13
22
B26
22
CB10
22
W9
22
CB2
22
BS3
22
BS27
22
N21
22
BT30
22
M14
22
SK8
22
EX2
22
RH2
22
BB2
22
TR10
22
B6
22
BN21
22
SK4
22
RM8
22
N7
22
BS40
22
RH12
21
M28
21
HG1
21
EX15
21
ME2
21
BT47
21
EN8
21
NG18
21
SG8
21
L1
21
HX1
21
EC4M
21
NG9
21
RG41
21
SO14
21
RM6
21
CO10
21
SO41
21
LL13
21
LE3
21
GL54
21
OX7
21
LU1
21
TQ2
21
WD24
21
B30
21
GL51
21
CF11
21
BB5
21
ME10
21
TW4
21
BT39
21
HR2
20
EN9
20
LS12
20
YO25
20
LU2
20
SS8
20
SM4
20
LE13
20
HG3
20
BT28
20
TW9
20
BT67
20
BT79
20
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20
SE28
20
KT1
20
WV10
20
RG9
20
NE1
20
NG3
20
CV1
20
TF1
20
LS26
20
LS7
20
BL9
20
DY4
19
RH13
19
ME15
19
WD3
19
W1H
19
SE17
19
W11
19
PA1
19
B98
19
RG7
19
UB4
19
BT63
19
BN2
19
E4
19
B16
19
RG24
19
E5
19
BA5
19
EC1N
19
SY1
19
BT42
19
SK9
19
PE9
19
GU21
19
SN15
19
EH11
19
CR7
19
EH12
19
AB11
19
WS2
19
B1
19
CV32
19
DA11
19
CV11
19
SP11
19
LE17
19
SY10
19
TR1
19
PO7
19
ST18
19
BD23
19
WA5
19
B5
19
PE19
19
S8
19
CF24
19
GL50
19
IP1
19
MK40
19
ME5
18
WD18
18
W1K
18
BA12
18
UB1
18
TQ9
18
TN22
18
TN12
18
TF9
18
TF2
18
BN26
18
BR2
18
BR5
18
SS14
18
SM1
18
BT19
18
YO17
18
BT35
18
SK17
18
BT66
18
SE23
18
SA14
18
CF3
18
RM16
18
RH16
18
RH10
18
CM3
18
CM7
18
PL1
18
PE7
18
PE1
18
DA16
18
DD5
18
DE1
18
DE21
18
DE6
18
NN10
18
NE6
18
NE4
18
N9
18
DL7
18
DL8
18
N11
18
MK9
18
M25
18
EN1
18
EN11
18
EX17
18
EX23
18
LS1
18
LE67
18
LA9
18
G41
18
IV2
18
IG2
18
HU9
18
GL1
18
HP5
18
SW10
17
ST4
17
EH4
17
BS16
17
SS2
17
OL16
17
M15
17
B10
17
WF10
17
SN2
17
KT4
17
BA3
17
YO11
17
WR10
17
SK11
17
WV2
17
IP13
17
AB42
17
SE3
17
SE2
17
MK17
17
LA1
17
DT2
17
RG14
17
TW7
17
W1G
17
CM20
17
CM2
17
NG16
17
CM19
17
LE15
17
TR11
17
LL53
17
LN11
17
IG6
17
LN6
17
B8
17
GU15
17
HD9
17
TA6
17
SW2
17
BN27
17
LS8
17
W13
17
NR6
17
NN12
17
HD1
17
OX26
17
BD9
16
CO6
16
AB15
16
NN16
16
DE13
16
NN15
16
NN13
16
DE55
16
RG1
16
NG8
16
RG2
16
NE11
16
RH19
16
CH4
16
RH20
16
CF83
16
RM10
16
RM13
16
RM17
16
RM3
16
DN22
16
S9
16
WR9
16
CF23
16
DT4
16
MK41
16
SA13
16
DT9
16
MK18
16
CA11
16
SE22
16
SE26
16
BT9
16
E20
16
SN1
16
M24
16
BS4
16
SO16
16
EH16
16
ST13
16
ST5
16
GL52
16
BN6
16
SW4
16
SW7
16
GL3
16
LS18
16
BH2
16
EX4
16
TN6
16
HR9
16
TN9
16
YO7
16
TW2
16
FY8
16
TW5
16
G11
16
GU14
16
L24
16
CW1
16
NW7
16
CV8
16
OL12
16
CT5
16
PE21
16
NP20
16
DA8
16
DD1
16
PH2
16
SL2
15
SL7
15
BS9
15
YO19
15
UB7
15
YO8
15
EH1
15
EH10
15
DN20
15
KT17
15
B61
15
M16
15
DN15
15
WS13
15
LU7
15
G74
15
EH54
15
PR7
15
DL6
15
BN7
15
NR21
15
RH11
15
CW12
15
SY13
15
LS25
15
EX14
15
NP4
15
BH24
15
CT1
15
NP44
15
LS11
15
CO5
15
EX5
15
NE8
15
OL6
15
CW9
15
CV35
15
NN4
15
OL9
15
TW18
15
NG13
15
BB9
15
BB7
15
PO8
15
LA2
15
BA6
15
MK11
15
AB43
15
SA62
15
ME13
15
CB24
15
WF1
15
L20
15
SE20
15
KY11
15
SE4
15
BT78
15
B37
15
BT70
15
SA1
15
SG19
15
SG4
15
SK1
15
M7
15
BT48
15
SK7
15
BT3
15
G42
15
GU9
14
YO1
14
CB25
14
S2
14
B21
14
RG30
14
M21
14
TR20
14
CB22
14
SE14
14
SK5
14
KT13
14
SR4
14
OX2
14
SS0
14
S42
14
FY4
14
RM1
14
S6
14
BS15
14
DE24
14
LE11
14
B29
14
EH41
14
EH48
14
LU5
14
LU4
14
DA12
14
DD8
14
BR6
14
BA22
14
AB21
14
NR3
14
WR1
14
HP14
14
BT4
14
N2
14
CM23
14
CH62
14
EN4
14
RH1
14
EN6
14
MK43
14
NW5
14
CM6
14
SY8
14
L8
14
LS22
14
CM8
14
CH7
14
EX16
14
RG12
14
IV12
14
MK45
14
ML11
14
HP22
14
CB8
14
TN27
14
RG4
14
WC1X
14
NE66
14
M9
14
SA15
14
SA3
14
TN4
14
NP7
13
AB56
13
AL7
13
B69
13
BB3
13
BD13
13
BH12
13
BS7
13
BT2
13
BT44
13
BT45
13
BT60
13
BT61
13
CB6
13
CF5
13
CM14
13
CM22
13
DE23
13
DE56
13
DG7
13
DN1
13
DT1
13
DY2
13
EC1M
13
EC4R
13
EH9
13
FY1
13
G5
13
G81
13
GL14
13
GL6
13
GU1
13
HD2
13
HP12
13
HU15
13
IP4
13
KT6
13
KY12
13
KY15
13
LE10
13
LN1
13
LS6
13
LU6
13
M11
13
M19
13
M27
13
M5
13
M6
13
ML1
13
NN7
13
OL8
13
PA3
13
PE29
13
PL15
13
PL27
13
PO19
13
S4
13
S41
13
SA2
13
SA4
13
SA61
13
SE25
13
SE27
13
SG18
13
SK3
13
SK6
13
SO50
13
SW1V
13
SW20
13
SY16
13
SY23
13
SY7
13
TA21
13
TQ13
13
TR18
13
WF5
13
WN2
13
WR14
13
WR6
13
WS1
13
WS10
13
WS11
13
WV4
13
M13
12
TN30
12
WD25
12
EN2
12
WD23
12
CH44
12
SA7
12
CA13
12
NR2
12
HP18
12
YO42
12
LS15
12
LS14
12
IG7
12
NR18
12
TR7
12
BT92
12
B28
12
SG5
12
PE28
12
EX39
12
SG6
12
LL14
12
B90
12
NN5
12
LL11
12
RG8
12
WA15
12
CM0
12
LE8
12
HR6
12
DD2
12
RG40
12
CF64
12
B71
12
B7
12
DE4
12
AL10
12
DG1
12
OX28
12
BT22
12
RG19
12
PH33
12
RG17
12
IP33
12
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12
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12
CR2
12
NG24
12
IP31
12
ZE2
12
KA7
12
RM11
12
CV21
12
IP25
12
AB39
12
NE65
12
S11
12
BS6
12
GU16
12
SO15
12
BS37
12
NE30
12
OX10
12
GU34
12
KA27
12
CO9
12
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12
SO21
12
IP22
12
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12
SP10
12
BS30
12
SP4
12
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12
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12
BS23
12
DT11
12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
M34
12
TN1
12
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12
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12
M22
12
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12
M17
12
EH20
12
B15
12
OL11
12
OL10
12
EH21
12
DA14
12
DN4
11
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11
PA16
11
PA34
11
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11
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11
CM17
11
KT2
11
PL22
11
PL25
11
KT20
11
CO3
11
CO4
11
PO12
11
CO7
11
PO16
11
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11
KY10
11
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11
B17
11
HX3
11
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11
WD17
11
GL56
11
L40
11
G20
11
LA12
11
B31
11
WA8
11
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11
LA8
11
LD1
11
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11
G12
11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
GU22
11
BT17
11
BT18
11
NG4
11
BT41
11
IP6
11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
SE19
11
CB23
11
G52
11
NR4
11
NR9
11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
OX14
11
IP30
10
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10
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10
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10
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10
NG25
10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
M30
10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
SK10
10
BH23
10