Solar for hotels, UK-wide analysis
Hotels and hospitality estates with 24/7 baseload and significant hot-water demand, solar pairs well with battery storage here.
Active UK businesses
49,082
in hotels
Typical system
80-500 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
176
39% approved
Self-consumption
55%
typical on-site use
Why hotels are a strong solar fit
The hotel 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 80-kWp rooftop system on a hotel site generates around 72 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 hotels
DEVON
614 active businesses
KENT
589 active businesses
ESSEX
568 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
567 active businesses
SURREY
470 active businesses
CORNWALL
468 active businesses
Typical hotel solar economics
Mid-size project
80 kWp
~72 MWh/year generation
Large project
500 kWp
~450 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for hotels by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active hotels. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
834
EC1V
690
N1
475
EC2A
265
W1W
247
FY1
197
W2
192
E1
177
SE1
174
E14
162
G2
150
IP28
149
EH3
149
CR0
132
HA1
131
L3
117
WC1N
116
HA4
112
BN3
101
BA2
101
NW10
99
LA1
98
SW19
96
NW1
93
W1T
93
PO5
93
NW3
92
IG1
90
EX39
88
B1
88
W1U
86
N14
86
LA23
84
WC2A
83
BN1
83
BA1
82
SW7
80
IV2
80
DT4
77
HR5
77
N3
77
EH2
76
G3
75
EH6
73
LL53
73
SW1V
73
BS23
73
TR7
72
FY4
72
SW4
71
IV51
70
B16
69
EX2
69
PR3
68
NW6
68
UB7
68
LA22
67
HP2
67
NE4
67
E17
67
B11
67
BN21
67
LL30
67
YO21
66
WA16
66
SW6
66
GL7
65
FY8
65
CA11
64
NR1
64
BN2
64
TQ2
63
GL50
63
CH1
63
PE25
62
OL9
62
SW9
62
E6
61
TA1
61
CV37
61
W14
60
CF14
60
SK17
59
LA5
59
W8
59
BD23
59
W6
59
DL8
59
BS8
58
WD6
58
NE66
58
HG1
58
DE4
58
TW9
57
NG1
57
LL17
57
AB15
57
HA8
57
TQ1
57
BH23
56
BH2
56
HA3
56
PR2
56
L18
56
BR1
55
NW2
55
SW16
55
PA34
55
W1S
55
RG1
54
SY23
54
BH1
54
E15
54
SW11
53
TR1
53
SA3
53
LU5
53
TQ7
53
CV1
52
BS9
52
W1H
52
IG11
52
E16
52
W1J
52
W5
52
NW11
51
HA9
51
YO30
51
N13
51
B19
51
IV30
51
SE18
50
SL4
50
YO16
50
TN39
50
EN5
50
W3
50
LL49
50
W1G
50
L1
49
LE2
49
YO31
49
GL2
49
CA12
49
W4
49
WC2N
49
LU1
48
W1B
48
IG2
48
SW18
48
NG7
48
EX34
48
NW9
47
HU17
47
SK9
47
PO20
47
B21
47
CF10
47
SA62
47
LD3
47
BB7
47
W12
47
BT48
46
WD24
46
E2
46
PH33
46
EH4
45
CB4
45
YO15
45
CF11
45
CH8
45
IV1
45
PE30
45
DE45
45
SL1
45
NR17
45
PL1
45
M40
45
PH1
45
LE1
44
GL51
44
HR2
44
HG3
44
M14
44
CA13
44
N12
44
CV7
44
N8
44
B3
44
TW20
44
KY16
44
NE2
44
OX28
44
TD15
43
WC1X
43
HA2
43
YO12
43
EC3V
43
LE19
43
SO41
43
CV6
42
WD17
42
DE6
42
L2
42
CV5
42
RM1
42
SL6
42
IV3
41
B90
41
M3
41
LS1
41
PH2
41
ME4
41
PL4
41
IP2
41
BS1
41
CF24
41
DT1
41
EC4A
41
N15
41
N16
41
BL1
40
TR8
40
SA70
40
CT9
40
CV32
40
SW5
40
EH1
40
PE2
40
B15
40
HP9
40
CH7
40
EH12
40
BS6
40
W1F
39
SS9
39
EC1M
39
HR1
39
NG5
39
DE21
39
LE5
38
HD1
38
SK8
38
BN11
38
GL54
38
NE3
38
LL65
38
G1
38
BH21
38
WR9
38
YO11
38
EC4M
38
DT6
38
NR30
38
TN13
38
IG3
38
KA27
38
OX2
38
DE1
38
NG16
37
LE3
37
MK9
37
HG4
37
G75
37
BH8
37
EX1
37
PE1
37
TQ12
37
SW15
37
WA1
37
B23
37
LA12
37
WA14
36
NN6
36
SW17
36
HA5
36
NE61
36
DA1
36
SA43
36
OX4
36
KY15
36
LA4
36
LL57
36
N7
36
SA1
36
EX31
36
NW7
36
PO7
36
RG7
36
BT1
36
DD5
36
DD1
35
B20
35
CV8
35
LE4
35
FY6
35
B8
35
DH1
35
PE21
35
LA8
35
SW8
35
WC1V
35
OX1
35
YO42
35
TA6
35
OL4
35
SN15
35
PO19
34
FY2
34
HG2
34
SA33
34
CH41
34
LA6
34
NP20
34
B12
34
CA1
34
NN1
34
WC1H
34
BH19
34
ME12
34
M1
33
W1D
33
CM1
33
WR11
33
SS1
33
B18
33
CH3
33
M33
33
NE12
33
LL55
33
EX23
33
NE1
33
N4
33
NE11
33
B5
33
HR9
33
E12
33
BT34
33
PR8
33
DG7
33
CT20
33
SO14
33
SL9
32
DN4
32
B28
32
AL1
32
HA6
32
LE15
32
GL1
32
G83
32
ST5
32
EX4
32
SE15
32
TR11
32
AB10
32
NR7
32
N17
32
N21
32
DN22
32
SA31
32
LN1
32
SO15
32
LS8
31
SK10
31
CV3
31
RG9
31
RH19
31
PE9
31
PO16
31
TQ13
31
SK7
31
UB8
31
NR12
31
DL12
31
BD1
31
HP4
31
E3
30
PO30
30
MK40
30
BS32
30
DA12
30
E7
30
ZE2
30
SW1P
30
SW1W
30
TW8
30
FY3
30
G32
30
LA3
30
M4
30
EN6
30
EH9
30
PO1
30
CA14
30
BA4
30
NN8
30
SA69
30
M20
30
LL22
30
DN14
30
TA24
30
DL2
30
BT35
30
M16
30
BB2
30
NG31
30
S11
29
BH20
29
IG10
29
KT6
29
W1K
29
LE17
29
YO7
29
SK11
29
L4
29
WA15
29
CR4
29
FK8
29
TR18
29
EN4
29
SL3
29
YO18
29
LA9
29
BH14
29
E8
29
PE11
29
DT2
29
NG21
29
BT47
29
PR7
29
LE9
29
NG8
29
DE24
29
PL25
29
M25
28
BA22
28
PO33
28
LS7
28
L15
28
PL14
28
NW4
28
AB11
28
PL27
28
CH4
28
S40
28
FY5
28
TR26
28
CF23
28
S9
28
WR14
28
PE28
28
RH10
28
PE24
28
EC2M
28
S2
28
E11
28
SA44
28
SP3
28
SO32
28
EX8
28
M2
28
PR1
28
SY16
28
DD10
27
PH10
27
BA3
27
LU4
27
W9
27
SY1
27
W11
27
UB3
27
NR34
27
KY1
27
GL6
27
CR2
27
CM20
27
TR27
27
TR19
27
WV10
27
YO17
27
LA2
27
PH16
27
RM6
27
WV1
27
LA11
27
TN31
27
SO31
27
OX26
27
SY21
27
LU7
26
BB1
26
BS4
26
LL11
26
S41
26
S35
26
BA15
26
SW1A
26
CO7
26
GU1
26
IG8
26
SG5
26
SS7
26
NP7
26
EN3
26
NP16
26
IP12
26
EC2V
26
TN34
26
E4
26
NN4
26
N2
26
LL29
26
RG21
26
DL10
26
YO19
26
SY5
26
BS40
25
PO37
25
LU3
25
BS20
25
HR4
25
BR3
25
BA11
25
CR7
25
NE65
25
UB10
25
YO25
25
S32
25
SW1X
25
LS19
25
CF5
25
SE5
25
SE23
25
TQ5
25
NR13
25
PL13
25
B10
25
NN3
25
AL2
25
M8
25
M19
25
OX3
25
SY20
25
PO6
25
DG1
25
NG3
25
PA1
25
S8
24
IV36
24
S66
24
CV34
24
IP1
24
HX1
24
CT1
24
IG6
24
LN5
24
HD8
24
HA7
24
SG8
24
TW3
24
TS9
24
GL15
24
LL13
24
G63
24
G12
24
SE28
24
ST10
24
EX16
24
WS1
24
NE46
24
BH16
24
CM23
24
CA10
24
SP1
24
E10
24
L8
24
KT10
24
DN15
24
NN18
24
PR4
24
L40
24
KW14
24
BT18
24
SN1
23
BS3
23
SL2
23
BS16
23
NE8
23
NG17
23
CT4
23
LE67
23
B98
23
UB6
23
CO15
23
KY11
23
CM3
23
YO32
23
B91
23
RM16
23
RM13
23
SY10
23
KW15
23
SE3
23
FK3
23
LN11
23
TR13
23
SE6
23
EX5
23
TR4
23
EN8
23
ST4
23
SE16
23
CB1
23
B13
23
BH15
23
SS0
23
SP2
23
SA67
23
SA7
23
SO23
23
SY8
23
NG34
23
SE9
23
KA26
23
LU6
22
LE7
22
MK43
22
BA5
22
IP4
22
LS25
22
BS15
22
S43
22
BR2
22
PL26
22
YO26
22
NR20
22
BN22
22
TW7
22
GL52
22
LE12
22
SG1
22
YO14
22
BL6
22
FK7
22
NP25
22
AB31
22
HP12
22
PE6
22
WR12
22
EH7
22
B69
22
M24
22
PE27
22
CA7
22
WD3
22
RH11
22
RH6
22
SP6
22
TQ4
22
BT9
22
TW15
22
E13
22
KT13
22
B6
22
RG14
22
BD22
22
TN27
22
OX29
22
LD1
22
NG24
22
N22
22
TD9
22
B33
21
DA16
21
SN11
21
LE8
21
CW5
21
LU2
21
MK42
21
PL7
21
SW2
21
SL5
21
SW1Y
21
CV2
21
OX10
21
S33
21
HU15
21
B27
21
NG22
21
S20
21
B25
21
ME13
21
NR29
21
NR3
21
HA0
21
CM7
21
GU14
21
TW6
21
YO22
21
NR2
21
GL20
21
PH22
21
G74
21
TS12
21
KW17
21
G51
21
BL9
21
NR11
21
WV2
21
YO13
21
NE15
21
FK1
21
WV16
21
CF3
21
B70
21
BH24
21
WS15
21
TR6
21
EC1R
21
EC1N
21
E5
21
DY8
21
SO50
21
SA48
21
DN35
21
WA4
21
LL21
21
M6
21
PR9
21
DE56
21
KA7
21
DE14
21
NG2
20
CW8
20
IV12
20
CT6
20
PL6
20
HS1
20
SK6
20
PL19
20
YO8
20
ME5
20
NR27
20
LN6
20
ME7
20
CO10
20
GU34
20
GU27
20
CM2
20
CM13
20
TW11
20
GL16
20
NG23
20
B9
20
G84
20
LS11
20
RM10
20
G41
20
ST3
20
WS4
20
EX17
20
EX10
20
PE31
20
WR10
20
EH14
20
PE22
20
EH10
20
KT2
20
EC3N
20
WD18
20
BT94
20
BD8
20
HR6
20
PA23
20
AB12
20
OX5
20
SY7
20
DL14
20
WA5
20
B42
20
WA3
20
CW12
20
DA8
19
SN10
19
S70
19
M11
19
KA1
19
SL7
19
PO38
19
SN14
19
NW8
19
NG18
19
PL30
19
CV4
19
SW20
19
IP17
19
CV31
19
LS2
19
ML1
19
NR31
19
CT14
19
SK13
19
HP11
19
HD9
19
CO6
19
CO4
19
CO3
19
ME14
19
CM9
19
B92
19
NR21
19
KY10
19
GL53
19
GL4
19
CH43
19
CH2
19
EX22
19
EX20
19
WR6
19
CB24
19
CB2
19
N5
19
RG2
19
TN38
19
BD7
19
TN33
19
NN12
19
NN14
19
TN15
19
BD20
19
SO53
19
TN12
19
TN4
19
DL11
19
SA2
19
ML6
19
OX15
19
SY4
19
DE55
19
DD11
18
PO21
18
SM1
18
SW3
18
LS28
18
LS17
18
M13
18
L39
18
HU5
18
PO4
18
S36
18
AB56
18
CR8
18
LE16
18
YO62
18
B95
18
UB1
18
GU9
18
GU24
18
GU15
18
GU10
18
CM22
18
NE70
18
RM17
18
RM3
18
NR23
18
ST18
18
FK2
18
SE19
18
EX33
18
CF31
18
RH13
18
EX13
18
CB8
18
EN9
18
CB7
18
AB42
18
CB6
18
CB25
18
SE13
18
WN8
18
EC1A
18
SA71
18
BT7
18
DT9
18
TN16
18
NN11
18
DT11
18
TN25
18
DN9
18
LL36
18
SE10
18
KT12
18
SY6
18
N10
18
LL40
18
BB5
18
OX18
18
SA15
18
DE23
18
PE13
18
DE13
18
DD8
18
BS5
17
IV55
17
BS35
17
B30
17
CW6
17
S6
17
CV47
17
LS22
17
BS21
17
IP19
17
NG15
17
S4
17
IV63
17
CV11
17
HX3
17
L17
17
CT5
17
HU12
17
HR3
17
CT10
17
NR32
17
SK4
17
SK23
17
W10
17
NE6
17
SK1
17
YO61
17
CO16
17
LE11
17
RM9
17
NE47
17
YO24
17
CM12
17
NE30
17
TS10
17
G76
17
B79
17
G66
17
PE8
17
CF64
17
SE25
17
RH20
17
PE37
17
TR15
17
TR12
17
TR2
17
KW1
17
RH1
17
LA14
17
EH45
17
WR1
17
EH42
17
CB10
17
NE28
17
CA5
17
SS2
17
B66
17
TQ14
17
RG30
17
E18
17
SA73
17
NN5
17
DY1
17
N18
17
SA61
17
B45
17
LL26
17
PE12
17
LL19
17
BT4
17
DL3
17
OX7
17
M15
17
DG9
17
SN7
17
WA8
17
PO36
16
SM4
16
DA14
16
B32
16
IV27
16
S60
16
M12
16
PO18
16
BS22
16
AB21
16
PL28
16
LS12
16
PL3
16
LS16
16
BA14
16
NG12
16
CT16
16
HP5
16
CT12
16
ME16
16
BN6
16
UB5
16