Solar for logistics, UK-wide analysis
Distribution centres, haulage depots, and last-mile fulfilment sites. Often part of large industrial estates with grid capacity.
Active UK businesses
140,700
in logistics
Typical system
500-5000 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
252
37% approved
Self-consumption
60%
typical on-site use
Why logistics are a strong solar fit
The logistics facility sector typically sees 60% 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 500-kWp rooftop system on a logistics facility site generates around 450 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 logistics
ESSEX
2,219 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
1,918 active businesses
KENT
1,594 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
1,312 active businesses
SURREY
1,041 active businesses
MIDDLESEX
982 active businesses
Typical logistics facility solar economics
Mid-size project
500 kWp
~450 MWh/year generation
Large project
5000 kWp
~4.5 GWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for logistics by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active logistics. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
EC1V
1,313
WC2H
1,257
EC2A
837
N1
747
LE5
689
CV6
668
SL1
653
PE11
622
W1W
605
CR0
537
LE3
516
UB3
501
NN3
490
IG1
471
LU1
469
PE1
469
E1
442
SL3
438
B66
437
SM4
412
NW10
409
CV21
409
BL4
396
RM17
385
PE2
384
SL2
381
LU4
369
IP28
368
NN4
362
LE4
362
NN8
356
UB7
355
IG11
352
DN4
350
IP11
346
E14
346
E17
339
B70
339
CV2
333
E6
332
UB4
311
LU3
301
LU2
291
DE23
287
IP1
285
HA3
282
LE2
275
WC1N
275
DA12
272
HA8
270
HA1
269
B68
268
DN15
266
NN5
266
NW9
266
RH10
265
WV10
263
WV14
260
ME15
259
DA11
258
WS10
258
BL3
256
NN1
250
DA1
249
DY4
248
BL1
246
PE21
244
NN2
243
DE24
242
DE14
239
HA4
238
IP3
238
UB1
236
LU5
232
CV3
231
PR1
228
B69
227
UB2
226
HA9
224
UB6
224
RM8
224
TW14
224
RH11
221
TW5
221
RM18
219
SS14
219
SE18
219
TW4
219
TW3
217
RM6
213
OX16
212
CV10
212
SO16
210
RM16
209
M8
208
WD6
207
CR4
206
PR7
206
SO14
205
NN18
205
SO15
203
IG3
203
TW13
203
ME10
202
N17
202
LN4
202
MK42
202
SW19
202
PR2
201
UB5
201
NN17
200
WR11
199
UB8
198
HA2
198
RM10
197
M40
195
E13
193
LS8
193
RM15
191
PE4
191
RM13
191
W3
190
WA8
190
B11
189
B21
189
CV11
189
E4
189
WS2
188
CV1
188
LE67
187
PE7
185
SE1
184
B23
184
AL10
184
RM9
184
NW2
184
ST6
182
B71
181
E7
181
SL6
179
BB1
179
G2
177
EN3
175
E15
174
HP2
173
W2
171
ST4
170
S9
170
HR5
170
BS16
170
LS9
168
BD3
166
IP2
166
WV13
166
PE3
165
B67
164
TW15
164
B8
163
HA0
163
IG6
162
SW16
162
ME14
162
NG8
162
S70
162
E16
161
N13
160
ST5
160
S60
159
HA7
156
LS11
156
WV2
156
RG1
155
WS1
155
WV11
153
ST3
153
BB9
152
BT35
152
W1T
151
N22
151
WC2A
150
SS9
150
ST1
149
DN40
149
TW19
149
ME4
147
B33
147
CW1
146
MK6
145
M12
145
DN5
145
WS3
144
NG7
144
DN2
144
LU6
144
NP19
143
WN8
142
HD1
141
E11
141
E10
141
NN15
141
SN2
141
RG2
141
NW6
140
NG5
138
DD2
138
WA7
138
NN16
138
B98
138
M2
138
DN14
138
WV4
138
DE11
137
CM20
137
NN11
137
MK40
137
CV22
136
OL8
136
DN1
136
OX4
136
OL11
136
WA5
135
ML1
135
EN8
135
BB5
135
SO19
135
RM3
134
PE29
133
N9
133
IG10
133
DY2
133
BD7
133
W5
133
B24
133
GU21
132
BL9
132
EN5
132
N14
131
ME5
131
LS12
130
BR1
130
NN10
130
M24
129
UB10
129
ME16
128
E12
128
PE13
127
HP12
127
RG12
127
CM1
127
LE11
126
WV1
126
RM20
125
TF2
125
TW18
125
B1
124
SG1
124
RH1
124
NG17
123
N3
123
IG2
123
EH54
123
B79
122
OL16
122
SE9
121
B77
121
CR7
120
DN31
120
NP20
119
SN1
119
ME7
119
BS5
119
ME2
118
CF14
118
WA9
118
BD5
118
B10
118
SN3
118
LE10
118
BB2
118
M19
117
DY5
117
DA8
116
ML6
115
PE30
115
WF1
115
B20
114
BT60
114
TW7
114
WD18
113
DL1
113
EN9
113
WV6
113
DN32
113
CV23
112
DN6
112
WV12
112
PE12
112
GL2
112
BT34
112
BD8
111
S2
111
LE1
111
N12
111
WF10
111
SW15
111
RM7
110
SN25
110
SL4
109
OL4
109
BR3
109
WF2
109
N18
109
DD3
109
CV5
109
WD17
108
BH15
108
HP13
108
LU7
107
SK8
107
NW4
107
WA2
107
M14
106
S63
106
IG8
106
SM1
106
GL1
106
CW2
106
WN7
105
B6
105
NW1
104
BS11
104
SO18
104
NG18
103
LS10
102
M22
102
SS17
102
WV3
102
DE21
102
SP10
102
WD25
101
HA5
101
SO50
101
MK14
101
B44
101
OX26
100
CO4
100
L3
100
SA1
100
SE15
100
DN11
100
DD4
100
NN6
99
WA4
99
HX1
99
SE28
99
OL9
99
NG2
99
BS23
99
CM7
99
CM9
98
LE18
98
BD4
98
CV7
98
GL51
97
CV12
97
RG30
97
IP4
97
SS13
97
E3
97
B12
97
W6
97
PO7
97
HP19
96
CF24
96
RG21
96
B25
95
B27
95
SW9
95
PE28
95
M30
95
G3
94
N11
94
ML3
94
BS15
94
EH12
94
NG6
93
NE4
93
LE9
93
EN1
93
CB23
93
LE7
93
W12
93
L4
92
S71
92
WF17
92
NG19
92
RM1
92
YO8
92
B37
91
DE1
91
SE2
91
NE1
91
BS34
91
B36
90
NG24
90
M18
90
B18
90
SW17
90
NR3
90
KT3
90
B90
90
CH62
89
WS11
89
WA3
89
M9
89
CF31
89
BD9
89
GU15
88
CM13
88
EN11
88
RH6
88
WF13
88
BB11
87
SO40
87
CM17
87
BN1
87
NN14
87
MK45
87
HU9
87
TW8
87
CT1
87
PR4
87
B42
87
RM19
86
W1B
86
L20
86
B28
86
MK9
86
CM6
86
WS5
86
KY11
86
LN6
86
TQ12
86
GU14
85
TN23
85
CH41
85
EH48
85
HP21
85
OL12
85
TA1
85
WN2
85
N15
84
ME12
84
SE6
84
PO16
84
MK10
84
SW18
84
E2
84
DY10
84
NG9
84
DN16
84
NN9
84
WD24
84
TS1
84
OL10
84
RH12
83
HD4
83
B9
83
M16
83
RG14
83
SW6
83
DY1
83
NG16
83
CM2
82
EX1
82
S5
82
DE13
82
WA1
82
PO8
81
NG3
81
B26
81
WS13
81
B19
81
DN8
81
DN12
81
SK14
81
DA2
81
SN5
81
B3
80
SL0
80
CM0
80
L33
80
SM6
80
CA2
80
E8
80
CA1
80
B16
80
WA14
80
DE55
80
S66
79
CH5
79
HU3
79
SE16
79
SW20
79
RM12
79
LS7
79
DN3
79
S4
79
CH1
78
BD21
78
BD2
78
DE7
78
PR5
78
BS37
78
HU5
77
PO6
77
N7
77
CB8
77
L24
77
BH21
77
RG6
76
CM8
76
BN3
76
RG24
76
EN6
76
S81
76
WA10
76
WR5
76
DE15
76
HP11
75
CM19
75
EH14
75
SS15
75
SS16
75
DA9
75
W4
75
M3
74
AL2
74
OX14
74
BN2
74
TA6
74
M27
74
EH2
74
WF12
74
DA14
74
BS10
73
BS22
73
HD2
73
BR5
73
WF9
73
CM18
73
SS7
73
TF3
73
FY4
73
EH6
73
CF11
73
LE17
73
ML2
73
NG1
72
TF1
72
SO17
72
EH11
72
WD7
72
WS9
72
RG22
72
BD1
72
DA17
72
WN5
71
N16
71
EX2
71
BL2
71
M33
71
BT71
71
B65
71
SK1
71
S6
71
B43
71
HP3
70
LL13
70
TW20
70
CM23
70
TW16
70
L36
70
CM3
70
PR9
70
WD3
70
DN21
70
ME8
70
SO53
70
LS25
70
SS2
70
ME17
69
L1
69
B32
69
W13
69
S65
69
LS27
69
WA11
69
WN6
68
NW7
68
TF7
68
DN22
68
S80
68
PR3
68
B31
67
GU22
67
GU1
67
NE11
67
WF6
67
RM14
67
CF10
67
RM11
67
N5
67
B15
67
LE12
67
B5
67
SW11
67
DA16
67
M11
66
PE19
66
SO31
66
MK17
66
PR8
66
SG8
66
NG31
65
HP20
65
W1S
65
BA2
65
WF8
65
SO30
65
SW2
65
EC4M
65
E5
65
BD6
65
DL14
65
DD5
65
CW9
65
WR4
65
WR9
65
CV4
65
BS32
64
CV34
64
LS14
64
CR2
64
SA5
64
MK41
64
NR6
64
M34
64
EX4
64
LE19
64
PE27
64
DN7
64
NG15
64
DL3
64
TN24
64
L15
63
HP18
63
CO7
63
SE5
63
MK3
63
CF3
63
S61
63
M4
63
B13
63
CV37
63
M28
62
RG7
62
IP14
62
SS8
62
KT16
62
MK8
62
MK13
62
DN17
62
SP11
62
S73
62
TS5
62
BS24
62
CR8
61
GU12
61
GL52
61
OX11
61
G42
61
LL11
61
IG7
61
EN2
61
TS18
61
EH4
61
LA1
61
EC1N
61
W7
61
AL7
61
M32
60
KT15
60
M26
60
KT13
60
LN5
60
MK4
60
G41
60
FK2
60
N8
60
NR1
60
DN35
60
M25
60
OL1
60
BA3
59
ML5
59
L11
59
L12
59
NG34
59
LS28
59
BH16
59
BT70
59
MK43
59
BS4
59
CV31
58
NG4
58
HU17
58
HD3
58
CO1
58
NW11
58
FY5
58
SE25
58
OL6
58
MK12
58
BH11
58
BH1
58
SR3
58
DH6
58
DE22
58
SW8
58
HP5
57
CO12
57
G72
57
FY8
57
CF23
57
BH8
57
BH12
57
TS17
57
B14
57
S75
57
SR8
57
L6
57
HD8
56
GL20
56
BN11
56
CF5
56
DN9
56
S41
56
SS11
56
DA10
56
SM5
55
NE37
55
CM12
55
CH65
55
G67
55
ME1
55
KT12
55
EH52
55
E20
55
SK11
55
DY8
55
RH2
55
PE6
55
L13
54
S64
54
IP32
54
CO2
54
NE6
54
BR2
54
CO10
54
SK4
54
CM16
54
NG10
54
EH7
54
RG19
54
CB9
54
M23
54
SE17
54
EH17
54
PO2
54
WS15
54
ML11
54
SS0
54
IP6
54
WD19
54
CT6
53
BS20
53
M1
53
MK2
53
NN7
53
CH7
53
CF83
53
EX5
53
M20
53
B7
53
E18
53
YO30
53
PL1
52
ST2
52
WN1
52
LS1
52
RG40
52
G32
52
CF37
52
CB7
52
CB6
52
PA1
52
B62
52
OX3
52
IG5
52
DH7
52
KT6
52
CW12
52
AB10
52
HX2
51
SK7
51
BR6
51
TN16
51
ME13
51
S72
51
AB12
51
NW3
51
BL6
51
NE5
51
RG41
51
PA3
51
M21
51
L9
51
DY9
51
B64
51
PE10
51
SR4
51
IP7
51
LE13
51
NG11
51
ME9
51
PL4
51
PO1
51
ME20
50
CT9
50
PH1
50
CT17
50
RM5
50
HA6
50
LS13
50
WF4
50
G5
50
NR7
50
SK17
50
TS6
50
NR32
50
NR30
50
B78
50
WS12
50
SW1P
50
SK10
50
KT1
50
SG2
50
SG6
50
SO23
50
BB4
50
GL4
49
AL1
49
LE8
49
NR5
49
M5
49
CB4
49
EH16
49
IP24
49
TS3
49
BT36
49
SG12
49
DA7
49
NG12
49
L7
49
CW11
49
WC1X
48
HX3
48
WN3
48
CT5
48
CT2
48
M13
48
B34
48
HP1
48
HG2
48
ST17
48
LS15
48
KT17
48
ST16
48
BN21
48
PR25
48
SE10
48
EH47
48
EH22
48
UB9
48
OL2
48
IP22
48
BD18
48
SE13
48
SN15
48
WF3
48
PE20
48
KT19
47
WN4
47
L5
47
PO9
47
NP10
47
SS6
47
PO19
47
M6
47
N4
47
N21
47
SS1
47
S3
47
KT9
47
RH19
47
DD11
47
SP4
47
SK6
46
ST18
46
GU11
46
G81
46
MK18
46
NE12
46
W14
46
FY3
46
TW1
46
TN12
46
CB1
46
M44
46
PO20
46
SL5
46
DL17
46
ST7
46
W9
46
CV32
45
BB10
45
CT19
45
CT16
45
PE14
45
HR2
45
TN15
45
BA14
45
L40
45
SK5
45
G53
45
SA14
45
B92
45
FK1
45
DY11
45
AB11
45
KY1
45
BT62
45
IG4
45
DG1
45
BD13
45
BB7
45
SA7
44
TW9
44
RH13
44
HD5
44
ML9
44
RG42
44
SE8
44
NE23
44
BA11
44
CM14
44
SE3
44
G33
44
CH4
44
OX28
44
W1G
44
WS4
44
NP44
44
SG5
44
OX29
44
B63
44
BT48
44
BD15
44
DE12
44
SE20
44
BB3
44
KT5
44
HU7
43
HU2
43
RG5
43
BS13
43
SE7
43
LL18
43
RG9
43
B29
43
GL3
43
B97
43
ML4
43
SA15
43
SS4
43
B76
43
M50
43
OL7
43
W10
43