Solar for manufacturing, UK-wide analysis
Production facilities with significant daytime electricity demand, strong match for self-consumption PPA structures.
Active UK businesses
181,319
in manufacturing
Typical system
300-3000 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
111
63% approved
Self-consumption
80%
typical on-site use
Why manufacturing are a strong solar fit
The manufacturing site 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 300-kWp rooftop system on a manufacturing site site generates around 270 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 manufacturing
WEST MIDLANDS
3,059 active businesses
ESSEX
2,981 active businesses
WEST YORKSHIRE
2,508 active businesses
KENT
2,500 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
2,466 active businesses
HAMPSHIRE
2,128 active businesses
Typical manufacturing site solar economics
Mid-size project
300 kWp
~270 MWh/year generation
Large project
3000 kWp
~2.7 GWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for manufacturing by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active manufacturing. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
2,609
EC1V
2,140
N1
1,516
W1W
1,349
EC2A
1,156
BR3
1,075
IP28
733
CV2
645
HR5
613
CB25
531
E14
506
NW10
488
E1
465
CR0
455
LE5
440
WC1N
428
SE1
401
LE4
393
E17
381
CB1
359
BB1
352
G2
340
E6
335
WC2A
325
LE2
322
ST18
318
B98
308
W1T
303
HA1
295
SW19
293
BN1
282
EC1N
279
WF17
278
CB2
275
HA4
273
N3
271
BH21
270
S9
269
BL1
265
LE1
263
SL6
248
SL1
246
M40
245
N17
242
B70
235
N13
233
SS9
231
W1G
229
IG11
228
B11
228
E8
224
DA1
223
BN3
223
CF14
221
ST4
221
GL2
220
LE3
219
DY5
218
EH2
217
ST6
215
WA14
214
W3
212
NW1
210
NW9
210
BB5
208
BH16
208
SW6
207
LU7
206
CV3
206
PR2
206
LE12
205
CV6
204
BD4
202
BT71
202
PR7
202
SW11
201
WS10
199
UB6
198
L3
198
NN8
197
SG1
196
N14
195
WS11
195
B3
195
LE67
194
PE2
194
LE10
193
CV8
193
BT34
192
HA8
191
NG5
191
WF12
191
WS9
191
PO7
191
ST5
191
B18
190
DY2
189
WD6
189
E2
189
HA9
186
HA3
185
RH10
184
NG7
183
LE7
183
CV37
182
GL7
182
IG1
181
ME7
181
NG17
180
DE55
180
B90
180
W2
179
CV34
178
M3
178
LS12
177
W1B
176
NG1
176
SE18
176
BL9
176
SG8
176
HD1
175
HP12
174
CV7
173
S41
173
SK8
172
BB9
172
CM3
171
LS1
170
BL3
170
EC4A
170
BN11
169
BD21
169
LE11
169
UB8
169
M12
168
TQ12
167
UB3
167
DE21
167
B6
167
CH41
165
OL9
165
DE7
165
BH15
165
OX16
165
WF13
164
E10
164
DE24
163
CV1
163
NG10
163
S60
162
E7
162
RG7
162
B66
162
PE19
162
NN17
161
B64
161
BS16
161
WV10
160
DY6
160
LE16
159
E15
159
NN11
159
E3
159
N16
159
WS2
158
PO16
158
M2
158
PE30
158
WR9
157
SK10
157
B62
156
NG16
156
E16
156
ME2
155
W4
155
HP2
155
SE8
155
NN3
155
NW6
154
CM7
154
SS14
154
SW18
154
LE8
154
LE9
154
GL51
154
NN6
153
EN3
152
PR1
151
GU14
151
EN5
151
LS11
151
CB4
150
CM1
150
HA2
149
CH1
149
W10
149
B23
149
CM9
149
OL16
149
M8
149
HA0
148
CV11
147
BB2
147
BS3
147
BA3
146
HR2
146
B69
146
BH23
145
EH6
145
S3
145
CR4
144
HA7
144
N15
144
W1S
144
W5
143
IP1
143
RH12
143
NW2
143
TF1
143
HD9
143
LE19
143
RG14
142
G3
142
LU1
142
WV2
142
NG18
141
SO53
140
M4
140
WV14
140
DE14
140
NE11
140
BR1
139
BA1
139
BT35
139
BT23
139
HD8
138
PR3
138
HX5
138
DY9
138
WA7
138
W6
138
NG2
137
SO51
137
NN4
137
E11
137
BS5
136
EH3
136
B19
136
BH12
136
GU21
136
WA1
136
TN15
136
AB10
136
CW12
136
B79
135
SK4
135
NG9
135
PO6
135
SK7
135
BA2
134
EN6
134
B1
134
GU34
134
NW4
134
IG6
134
PE27
134
ML3
134
W12
134
SL3
133
WV13
133
BT70
133
CV32
133
B30
132
SG6
132
DY8
132
E4
132
DY4
132
SO31
132
LL13
132
MK42
132
CF24
131
NP20
131
LS28
131
S4
131
N22
131
HX3
131
N4
131
DE1
130
HX1
130
N18
130
CV5
130
CV21
130
NN1
129
RH13
129
PE1
129
SS11
129
HG1
128
SW17
128
BN2
128
WS13
128
SE15
128
BB4
128
RG24
128
LS10
128
NG8
128
CM20
128
BN27
127
SK6
127
NP44
127
SW16
127
NW3
127
TF7
127
WA8
126
CF31
126
RH1
126
IG8
126
BD23
126
TA6
126
HA5
125
EX2
125
CB3
125
HU9
125
ME10
125
WA9
125
PR4
125
CH62
125
WD18
125
WF2
125
ME15
125
SK14
125
WR11
124
HU3
124
B60
124
SP10
124
M24
124
BS2
123
SO23
123
CF83
123
LS27
123
CO10
123
LN6
123
SO14
123
RM6
123
GU15
122
WA3
122
EN8
122
HU17
122
PE11
122
NG24
122
B12
122
N12
122
LS25
122
OX29
121
WF1
121
MK45
121
EN11
121
BT28
121
PE13
121
M33
120
LA1
120
WA4
120
RG1
120
DL5
120
PR5
119
SE16
119
WR14
119
S8
119
WV1
119
S6
118
SE5
118
SW9
118
EH54
118
OX14
117
BL2
117
TA1
117
L40
117
CM2
117
NE23
117
CO7
117
WN7
117
L20
117
OX26
116
HD6
116
CF3
116
EC4M
116
SA1
116
BT1
116
SK11
116
CH5
115
CB8
115
HG3
115
BS1
115
BT47
115
GL5
115
CV4
115
RM8
115
M17
115
PE29
115
TW8
115
NN12
114
RG41
114
SS7
114
PE7
114
SO50
114
PO9
114
DT4
114
S63
114
BD3
114
OL4
114
CT9
114
GU9
114
SL4
113
GL20
113
PE28
113
BD8
113
LS9
113
BB11
113
M1
113
SK9
112
LU2
112
CB24
112
SW8
112
TN22
112
AL1
111
SS2
111
ST1
111
NR3
111
OL11
111
DN22
111
SE10
111
BB7
111
SK17
111
CM23
110
WF10
110
DN31
110
WS1
110
GL50
109
FY8
109
SG5
109
SW15
109
PO20
109
UB1
109
DE11
109
HP5
109
S75
109
RG12
108
WS15
108
SK1
108
DN4
108
L1
108
RG2
108
DE13
108
CW1
108
MK9
108
SL2
107
KY11
107
B77
107
B7
107
WF4
107
M20
107
BS37
107
CO4
106
ML1
106
AB21
106
CB9
106
OX2
106
UB4
106
DL1
106
TN12
106
OX28
106
SM4
106
BA14
105
SO41
105
CB10
105
B63
105
DN21
105
MK18
105
BT41
105
BS8
105
LE17
105
NN16
105
CM8
104
N7
104
BL6
104
N8
103
NG15
103
CF11
103
PE9
103
OL12
103
HP18
103
WD3
103
BB3
103
CW5
103
WC1X
102
W1D
102
EC3V
102
E9
102
S70
102
TW9
102
UB2
102
PO15
102
B33
102
BS15
101
BR6
101
OX4
101
S43
101
CM6
101
TW3
101
IG10
101
EN9
101
PO19
101
BD7
101
DN15
101
PO8
101
TF3
101
WS7
101
NE1
101
SG4
101
NN13
100
NP4
100
NR31
100
FY4
100
GL54
100
LU6
100
LU5
100
WN8
100
BT45
100
SE9
100
CF37
100
NN14
99
ME4
99
EX5
99
TW7
99
OL8
99
NN15
99
CB22
99
OL2
99
BD19
99
G74
99
PE6
99
PO30
99
OL10
98
WA5
98
B21
98
WV6
98
DN14
98
NE6
98
L33
98
NW11
98
CH7
97
NR1
97
NN10
97
SO40
97
BN21
97
M28
97
SN15
97
HR6
97
TS18
97
NG4
97
LU4
97
S66
97
SY1
97
BS4
97
BR2
96
IP14
96
GL10
96
SN2
96
EX39
96
SE11
96
ST3
96
BD5
96
NN5
96
DE4
96
BD1
96
RH2
96
BA11
95
B9
95
CF10
95
HG4
95
MK43
95
DE6
95
W8
95
DE23
95
CR2
94
YO25
94
OX5
94
BL4
94
RH15
94
G1
94
CB7
94
M27
94
S2
94
IG2
94
LS19
94
CV10
94
RH19
93
NG13
93
WF5
93
SN3
93
SA14
93
BH17
93
BT80
93
DY11
93
NG34
93
SO15
93
WD24
93
CM13
93
M34
92
NR6
92
TW5
92
SS6
92
OX11
92
IP24
92
DL14
92
LA9
92
RM13
92
CT5
92
BS23
92
PR9
91
B97
91
N11
91
DT1
91
BT48
91
HR9
91
S11
91
NE38
90
NR7
90
LE13
90
N5
90
CB23
90
RM1
90
SO16
90
LE18
90
EC1M
90
SG19
90
DY10
90
B24
90
WN2
90
W1U
90
HU5
90
SE6
90
SS8
89
CM12
89
RH16
89
EX16
89
LU3
89
KT13
89
BT60
89
TN24
89
NG6
89
DA12
89
CV35
89
YO8
89
IP7
88
RH20
88
LN11
88
RH17
88
EN1
88
OX7
88
SM1
88
HP19
88
TN23
88
HU7
88
BD20
88
AL7
88
KT1
88
M50
88
NG31
88
DA11
88
HA6
87
PR8
87
WR10
87
IG3
87
E5
87
E13
87
SW2
87
DT11
87
OL1
87
BA5
87
CH65
86
NN7
86
G41
86
EX31
86
PL6
86
PH1
86
YO7
86
MK40
86
BS9
86
SK13
86
PO3
85
CH3
85
WV4
85
M26
85
EX17
85
AB51
85
BT79
85
BT62
85
BD18
85
LE15
85
DE56
85
NP19
85
NG19
84
S36
84
MK17
84
W14
84
WA16
84
OL6
84
TQ2
84
ST14
84
BR5
83
GU1
83
SL9
83
GL1
83
ME8
83
SN5
83
CO6
83
YO30
83
BH24
83
DY1
83
ST15
83
PE21
82
LS22
82
SA18
82
G51
82
CF72
82
WA11
82
B16
82
SG18
82
SG12
82
TR11
82
MK44
82
DN11
82
WD17
82
ST13
82
BB8
82
BB12
82
BS30
82
RG40
81
CT12
81
CO3
81
BA13
81
RM17
81
BN17
81
S40
81
PR6
81
CB6
81
M22
81
IP32
81
BT66
81
B5
81
B49
81
TF9
81
SP11
81
SN1
81
TR1
81
CR7
80
HD2
80
GL6
80
GL52
80
SY4
80
SP1
80
SS1
80
RM3
80
LS13
80
DT9
80
KT12
80
OX9
80
NN2
80
ME13
80
CT1
79
RG4
79
TN38
79
PL1
79
M19
79
M44
79
PA1
79
RG9
79
HP22
79
CO9
78
YO11
78
SY16
78
NE37
78
LE65
78
S64
78
NW7
78
BL5
78
HP13
78
B15
78
SE13
78
RH6
78
NE28
78
KT3
78
IP22
78
BT42
78
S71
78
CW9
78
YO17
77
W1H
77
GU10
77
PL7
77
SE28
77
LN1
77
NG22
77
W9
77
RM11
77
B61
77
S13
77
RM7
77
AL10
77
CM19
76
MK11
76
ST7
76
EH4
76
SO19
76
SK23
76
DH8
76
BD17
76
YO42
76
S1
76
DA16
76
HP11
75
G52
75
FK2
75
TW13
75
EH12
75
BH14
75
SK3
75
BT78
75
DY13
75
KT16
75
DH1
75
DD2
75
DA8
75
TW4
74
SL7
74
TN6
74
CH4
74
WR5
74
EX15
74
M11
74
DN3
74
TN25
74
SO32
74
B37
74
M25
74
PE12
74
RG19
74
BS20
73
TN9
73
SW10
73
CM0
73
SE19
73
NW8
73
TN4
73
WS12
73
PO22
73
RM10
73
EC2M
73
HR1
73
S25
73
BT5
73
KT6
73
WN6
73
N21
73
TF2
73
TQ9
73
SN8
73
NR13
73
HD3
72
G75
72
OX10
72
TN27
72
B8
72
EN2
72
AB12
72
HU2
72
UB5
72
BH2
72
SP4
72
DH9
72
SK15
72
KY6
72
RG17
72
RG21
72
CW11
72
BS24
72
BA12
71
GU35
71
BN7
71
MK12
71
S35
71
ME5
71
N9
71
E12
71
IP3
71
ME14
71
SA5
71
PE37
71
SK5
71
CW7
71
WR2
71
TS17
71
HD4
70
CO15
70
SS4
70
TW15
70
GL3
70
FY5
70
TW1
70
HR4
70
IP13
70
EC2V
70
DT2
70
DL3
70
HR8
70
B44
70
SA4
70
CV47
70
HG2
69
LA12
69
BN6
69
CM17
69
TS25
69
G40
69
SY10
69
W11
69
ME20
69
L24
69
LS7
69
DN6
69
S80
69
BT3
69
OX12
69
CW8
69
CT10
68
BR8
68
GL53
68
TW18
68
CF64
68
HU8
68
ST16
68
BT7
68
HP9
68
SW7
68
HX2
68
SE17
68
BT36
68
NE15
68
BB10
68
CV22
68
SN12
68
NE4
67
SL5
67
GU12
67
SA15
67
YO26
67
G5
67
W13
67
B91
67
NR33
67
IP6
67
HP23
67
BT63
67
W7
67
HP4
67
BT39
67
TA21
67
CV23
67
B32
67
BA4
67
RH11
67
CO5
66
W1K
66
B28
66
GU22
66
SN14
66
CF5
66
RG27
66
EX4
66
BL8
66
EX14
66
CF32
66
EN4
66
NR21
66
LS18
66
KT9
66
WF14
66
TR10
66
PA4
66
SG14
66
SO30
66
ML6
66
UB7
66
WV11
66
SW3
66
PR25
66
DN5
66
DN1
66
HP14
66
DH7
66