Solar for public sector, UK-wide analysis
Council buildings, emergency services, public services. Often covered by framework PPA vehicles.
Active UK businesses
13,637
in public sector
Typical system
100-600 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
26
42% approved
Self-consumption
65%
typical on-site use
Why public sector are a strong solar fit
The public sector estate sector typically sees 65% 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 public sector estate 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 public sector
ESSEX
232 active businesses
KENT
193 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
130 active businesses
SURREY
121 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
113 active businesses
HAMPSHIRE
110 active businesses
Typical public sector estate solar economics
Mid-size project
100 kWp
~90 MWh/year generation
Large project
600 kWp
~540 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for public sector by UK postcode
968 UK postcode districts with active public sector. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
N1
324
EC1V
207
WC2H
183
W1W
120
DN8
101
EC2A
96
E1
75
IP28
67
CR0
57
WC1N
50
E14
46
E6
42
SE1
41
NW10
39
LE3
33
DA1
33
HR5
32
OL1
32
LU1
31
IG1
31
SE18
31
E17
31
SS9
30
IG11
29
SW19
29
RM8
28
EC4A
28
HA3
28
BN3
27
W6
27
E15
26
W1T
26
BH21
26
BB1
26
NW9
26
BL1
25
ME4
25
WC2A
25
LE5
25
NG5
25
HA4
24
LE2
24
HA1
24
HA8
23
CF14
23
DT4
23
N14
23
RM6
23
N9
23
BR1
23
E2
23
EN3
23
N17
22
M24
22
E16
22
SL1
21
ME7
21
PR7
21
SE28
21
CM20
21
NW6
21
CV2
21
BL9
21
RM12
20
NW1
20
ME5
20
G2
20
ME2
20
ME10
20
CV6
20
M40
19
UB3
19
N15
19
W5
19
WV10
19
ME15
19
SW9
19
CM1
19
SE15
19
SE6
19
IG8
19
IG10
19
HA9
18
M12
18
LE1
18
WA1
18
W1U
18
N12
18
AL10
18
SW6
18
NN3
18
BH23
18
SO50
18
E13
18
PO16
18
RG2
18
CV1
18
RM1
18
LE67
17
DA12
17
OL8
17
SG1
17
NN4
17
E4
17
DN4
17
IG6
17
W1G
17
SS2
17
SL2
17
NP20
17
E3
17
NG7
17
E7
17
BL3
17
WD6
17
PR1
16
NN8
16
SW18
16
BR2
16
RM16
16
BS1
16
N3
16
BB2
16
N16
16
MK9
16
RM13
16
ME14
16
B23
16
WA4
16
DA11
16
RM3
16
LS1
16
SK14
15
RG1
15
LU4
15
DA16
15
SE9
15
NW2
15
LU3
15
DA14
15
WS10
15
NW3
15
GU16
15
SE16
15
M16
15
N13
15
LU2
15
B1
15
RH10
15
RH13
15
BR5
15
CO4
15
CM7
15
PE1
15
OX4
15
SM4
15
LS12
15
PR2
15
SO15
15
W1B
14
LS9
14
WV14
14
TS5
14
SS14
14
SS1
14
SP2
14
WS13
14
SK8
14
SE2
14
SE17
14
CM2
14
RM9
14
RM17
14
CR2
14
CR3
14
CR4
14
RM10
14
CV3
14
B11
14
WS1
14
B13
14
EH2
14
EN1
14
NN6
14
EN8
14
NN18
14
NN17
14
NG8
14
NG34
14
NG19
14
NG18
14
G74
14
ME8
14
ME16
14
M25
14
LN6
13
EC1N
13
CV4
13
WS2
13
EN2
13
HP13
13
B6
13
CR7
13
CO2
13
W3
13
SE25
13
EN5
13
HA2
13
CT9
13
E5
13
WV2
13
B69
13
BS32
13
SL3
13
W1D
13
NW11
13
LE4
13
E11
13
E12
13
PO6
13
WC1X
13
HP2
13
PE7
13
MK45
13
B90
13
SG2
12
RH2
12
M2
12
DA5
12
RG41
12
BS16
12
MK10
12
SO19
12
SE23
12
BR3
12
RG24
12
MK18
12
MK40
12
BN11
12
DE1
12
DE11
12
BN1
12
W11
12
M28
12
RM15
12
GU15
12
SS7
12
UB6
12
L7
12
UB1
12
L1
12
GL7
12
SW11
12
GL2
12
KT6
12
N22
12
LN1
12
BB4
12
NG17
12
WS9
12
RH6
12
SL6
12
B19
12
W2
12
RH1
12
RH12
12
OX26
11
LA1
11
CV5
11
CH4
11
RG40
11
CH1
11
SE5
11
CF24
11
CB4
11
RG12
11
CB2
11
SK4
11
DA8
11
M20
11
SK9
11
PO7
11
DH1
11
PE2
11
PE19
11
DN6
11
OX11
11
SM6
11
OL11
11
DY2
11
SN5
11
SO14
11
BR8
11
BN27
11
SP1
11
E8
11
E9
11
BL4
11
BL2
11
ST1
11
WD18
11
NR3
11
ST4
11
NN5
11
BH15
11
NN1
11
LN2
11
SW1P
11
M11
11
LS25
11
NG13
11
TW4
11
UB8
11
ML3
11
GU22
11
MK42
11
IG9
11
HA0
11
WS3
11
HA7
11
B44
11
IP1
11
B43
11
ME1
11
M9
11
RM18
11
SE11
11
HR1
11
RM11
11
NP10
10
ST16
10
BA12
10
NR32
10
SS6
10
PO8
10
SS0
10
CV37
10
SP4
10
DE14
10
BN2
10
MK43
10
RH11
10
GU34
10
BN21
10
SO53
10
MK14
10
SO18
10
LU5
10
M19
10
CR5
10
DY3
10
OL9
10
SE8
10
B64
10
HA5
10
CM23
10
BS4
10
CM12
10
BS5
10
B60
10
BS8
10
SE12
10
HG3
10
ME19
10
RH15
10
SE3
10
OX28
10
WA11
10
PE6
10
PL4
10
PO2
10
HP21
10
CM14
10
DA10
10
PO4
10
S2
10
TN13
10
S41
10
TN23
10
B10
10
BD18
10
B18
10
B16
10
L3
10
NG1
10
LS7
10
BB5
10
NN16
10
SW16
10
GL1
10
N21
10
M14
10
BB11
10
SE10
10
GL51
10
TW5
10
GL56
10
M3
9
B24
9
B3
9
B30
9
B31
9
B66
9
BA2
9
BT1
9
BT48
9
CF3
9
CH45
9
CM13
9
DA9
9
DY5
9
DY6
9
EC3V
9
EC4R
9
FY4
9
G3
9
G33
9
HD1
9
HP19
9
HX1
9
IG3
9
LE8
9
LS8
9
LU7
9
M18
9
M33
9
ME20
9
ME3
9
MK3
9
ML1
9
N4
9
NG3
9
NG31
9
NG9
9
NW4
9
OL12
9
OX16
9
PE11
9
PO20
9
S66
9
S70
9
SE13
9
SE7
9
SG4
9
SN10
9
SO16
9
SP11
9
SP5
9
SS13
9
SS8
9
SW15
9
SW1H
9
TA6
9
TF2
9
TN16
9
TQ12
9
TS18
9
UB4
9
UB5
9
UB7
9
W12
9
W4
9
W8
9
WA14
9
WA15
9
WA2
9
WA9
9
WD24
9
WN2
9
WV1
9
WV3
9
YO30
9
PE28
8
PE27
8
G1
8
NG2
8
M22
8
OX14
8
E10
8
EC1A
8
EC4M
8
FY8
8
NG4
8
FY6
8
KT2
8
W7
8
NR16
8
B61
8
EN4
8
NN10
8
EN6
8
EX2
8
B70
8
LE13
8
B98
8
TW7
8
TN24
8
M8
8
HR2
8
TF1
8
TA1
8
BD7
8
HP12
8
SW1V
8
AL5
8
HD8
8
B17
8
WD17
8
BH17
8
HD2
8
BH7
8
BH8
8
SS16
8
SS15
8
BL6
8
M13
8
BN22
8
IG2
8
BN8
8
L18
8
SN25
8
M1
8
B28
8
SN2
8
WR14
8
SM1
8
SK10
8
SG8
8
B37
8
SG6
8
SG5
8
CB23
8
CF10
8
LE7
8
N18
8
N19
8
SE24
8
SE19
8
CM17
8
G77
8
CM18
8
N5
8
CM3
8
S5
8
CM8
8
CM9
8
CO10
8
RM7
8
RM19
8
CR8
8
CT5
8
NE4
8
NE5
8
CV12
8
RG7
8
RG30
8
PR4
8
PR25
8
NG11
8
DE23
8
DH6
8
PO12
8
PO1
8
B20
7
M26
7
M27
7
AB10
7
M34
7
M35
7
M38
7
M43
7
HP23
7
MK2
7
GU35
7
GU32
7
MK8
7
GU21
7
GU14
7
GL3
7
NG20
7
NG6
7
FY5
7
WF1
7
NN14
7
NN15
7
NN7
7
NN9
7
NP19
7
EH12
7
EC2N
7
WF10
7
DY4
7
OL6
7
OX9
7
PE3
7
DL14
7
PH1
7
PL27
7
DL1
7
DH7
7
DD2
7
PR3
7
DA2
7
DA18
7
RG10
7
CV32
7
CV22
7
CV11
7
CV10
7
CO7
7
CO5
7
CO3
7
S35
7
S65
7
WN6
7
S9
7
SE14
7
CM16
7
CM15
7
CH41
7
CF5
7
SE4
7
CB22
7
BT34
7
BS9
7
BS37
7
SN1
7
SN15
7
BS3
7
BS23
7
BS2
7
SO31
7
B12
7
SS11
7
SS3
7
ST15
7
ST6
7
BH16
7
SW12
7
BH1
7
BD4
7
TA2
7
WS15
7
AL3
7
TN2
7
BB9
7
TW15
7
BA5
7
BA3
7
UB2
7
BA1
7
B5
7
WV13
7
WA10
7
AB15
7
WA16
7
WV6
7
WC1B
7
L19
7
LE19
7
LE9
7
LS10
7
IP7
7
IG5
7
WA3
6
L4
6
HP22
6
L20
6
BD23
6
TN15
6
AB51
6
WD19
6
CV21
6
SN3
6
IP22
6
NE11
6
TQ1
6
WS4
6
TQ13
6
TR1
6
KT3
6
TS17
6
WS5
6
SE20
6
LS27
6
TW10
6
S3
6
TW3
6
B21
6
KT11
6
BS14
6
BS13
6
SO21
6
UB10
6
M21
6
SO41
6
BR6
6
SO51
6
CH5
6
YO19
6
NE1
6
SP10
6
HU17
6
HP9
6
CF37
6
CF31
6
FK1
6
WN8
6
GL50
6
CB8
6
NN12
6
CB24
6
EN9
6
NN11
6
SG13
6
AL7
6
B75
6
EN11
6
BH9
6
W1J
6
EH3
6
SG14
6
FY1
6
S44
6
SS17
6
G75
6
EC2Y
6
B71
6
WR11
6
EC1R
6
S6
6
M41
6
E20
6
GU9
6
NG24
6
B63
6
RG6
6
WF17
6
OL16
6
N11
6
BH4
6
GU17
6
DY1
6
KT18
6
SK11
6
ST18
6
NG22
6
WF2
6
DT1
6
PR9
6
DN22
6
HP6
6
DN21
6
CO9
6
KT17
6
ST7
6
KT16
6
WA7
6
G51
6
DA17
6
RH5
6
IV3
6
NE3
6
PL1
6
LS11
6
M4
6
SA4
6
HP10
6
NG16
6
LU6
6
PO13
6
HP11
6
CM4
6
SL4
6
LE18
6
PO30
6
RG14
6
DH3
6
DE24
6
YO12
6
SM5
6
YO8
6
CW5
6
LS14
6
TA21
6
TS4
5
LS28
5
LS6
5
M5
5
TW8
5
BA15
5
WC1R
5
BA13
5
WS7
5
AB23
5
BA11
5
KT1
5
W10
5
M45
5
AB21
5
W13
5
B94
5
EX5
5
EX20
5
NN2
5
EX14
5
B78
5
FK10
5
NP16
5
NP44
5
W1S
5
B14
5
NR6
5
EC1Y
5
WD3
5
NW7
5
DY13
5
OL4
5
B62
5
DY10
5
OX1
5
DT9
5
OX12
5
DN35
5
WF4
5
DN14
5
DN11
5
PE21
5
G21
5
WV11
5
DN1
5
B4
5
PL21
5
HX6
5
PL6
5
NG15
5
PO14
5
WC2B
5
G52
5
WF8
5
DH5
5
NG12
5
IP6
5
DA7
5
NG10
5
B32
5
PR5
5
G67
5
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5
IP2
5
DA15
5
CW9
5
RG27
5
NE9
5
CW2
5
NE8
5
RG9
5
CV47
5
CV23
5
NE66
5
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5
M30
5
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5
WA5
5
RH8
5
CT7
5
CT6
5
NE32
5
CT11
5
NE30
5
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5
CO6
5
WA8
5
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5
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5
NE23
5
NE20
5
CO1
5
S17
5
S60
5
S63
5
L25
5
YO16
5
L33
5
L34
5
SA1
5
CM5
5
N7
5
WN7
5
L36
5
G81
5
CH7
5
GL10
5
CH66
5
CH63
5
N20
5
L8
5
SG17
5
GL54
5
GU1
5
GU12
5
LE10
5
SK15
5
BT9
5
SK7
5
BT6
5
BT5
5
BT47
5
HU16
5
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5
GU2
5
BS7
5
HX3
5
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5
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5
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5
KT7
5
GU27
5
KT4
5
SN7
5
M23
5
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5
SO17
5
GU33
5
B15
5
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5
BN16
5
BN10
5
B27
5
SP7
5
SR6
5
GU51
5
BL5
5
HU4
5
GU52
5
GU7
5
GU8
5
KT19
5
SS4
5
BH6
5
WS11
5
BH20
5
BH18
5
HD3
5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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TR7
5