Solar for retail, UK-wide analysis
Retail parks, supermarkets, DIY and big-box stores. Strong daytime self-consumption profile.
Active UK businesses
453,701
in retail
Typical system
150-750 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
111
49% approved
Self-consumption
70%
typical on-site use
Why retail are a strong solar fit
The retail sector typically sees 70% 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 150-kWp rooftop system on a retail site generates around 135 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 retail
ESSEX
5,502 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
4,567 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
4,019 active businesses
KENT
3,896 active businesses
ENGLAND
3,584 active businesses
SURREY
3,457 active businesses
Typical retail solar economics
Mid-size project
150 kWp
~135 MWh/year generation
Large project
750 kWp
~675 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for retail by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active retail. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
16,182
EC1V
11,212
EC2A
5,258
N1
5,150
W1W
4,957
E6
4,528
HR5
4,339
IP28
3,879
E1
3,548
M40
2,013
E17
2,000
CR0
1,909
IG1
1,812
SE8
1,723
PO15
1,673
M8
1,597
E14
1,593
WC1N
1,507
NW10
1,497
CF14
1,479
CV2
1,396
N3
1,344
RM6
1,344
CV6
1,248
BH16
1,247
HA1
1,236
BL1
1,235
M12
1,213
W1T
1,210
HA4
1,205
LE5
1,158
HA8
1,122
IG11
1,102
IG6
1,084
EC1N
1,084
HA3
1,064
E8
1,060
SL1
1,038
E7
1,029
B11
1,029
BL3
1,015
LE4
964
HA9
951
LE2
942
HD1
930
NW9
924
E16
892
BB1
887
WC2A
880
SE1
879
HA2
855
UB3
830
SW19
828
UB1
822
G2
820
M19
811
BN1
802
N13
797
NW1
794
IG3
784
PR1
780
HA0
772
E15
753
SW16
741
PE1
741
BT7
735
N16
729
SE18
729
LU1
726
BT23
725
E18
723
BR3
712
N17
700
N14
700
WV6
685
E13
681
BT5
681
UB2
677
LE3
672
G3
668
NW2
657
UB4
646
B8
646
W2
645
TW3
644
E12
642
UB6
638
CV1
636
LE1
636
HA7
628
M14
627
N22
627
PR2
626
W3
623
E10
622
SW11
618
LU4
618
SW6
612
NG7
605
HA5
595
SK8
590
BT1
588
E2
585
BL9
584
EH2
580
SW17
579
IG2
574
CR4
574
BN3
571
SL2
567
M3
565
E11
564
IP1
557
ST18
556
TW4
553
NW6
550
RM8
545
DA1
542
OL11
535
BD7
531
LU3
529
M4
526
SL6
526
SM4
522
E3
522
EN3
513
W5
513
SL3
504
B66
501
UB5
499
NE4
495
CF24
494
SE16
488
OL8
484
CB1
480
N5
479
BB2
476
TW5
475
SW18
471
BB3
470
CR7
465
N15
464
WF17
463
DE23
462
N4
461
E4
461
G41
460
M16
459
WC1X
456
W12
455
W1B
451
B23
451
BD3
450
RG1
449
OL9
448
B1
448
NW11
445
W4
444
SE15
444
EN5
436
OL16
436
LS8
435
NG5
429
BD8
429
B12
429
N8
428
N7
427
CV3
423
M33
422
M13
422
BB9
421
BR1
420
WD6
419
SK1
416
NN1
414
LU2
412
UB8
410
SS9
410
NW3
409
M2
406
G42
405
SO14
399
M1
398
WS1
398
BD1
398
RH10
398
W1S
397
N9
396
GL1
396
NW4
396
SW9
394
W6
392
S1
392
WA14
391
ST6
390
L3
387
B70
386
SE9
386
CM1
385
UB10
383
BS16
382
SW15
382
B9
380
RM10
378
HX1
377
N12
376
TW8
375
E5
375
W1G
375
M25
373
B10
372
BB5
369
B21
368
ST5
368
BS5
368
BN21
365
B28
365
M20
365
PR7
364
NG1
362
WA9
360
M24
360
ME15
359
M7
359
IG8
358
DE14
357
ST4
356
L1
355
BD5
355
SM1
354
NG8
353
B3
351
B18
349
M6
348
B16
347
MK40
346
TS1
342
CM20
340
RM9
340
MK9
338
B19
337
UB7
337
NG2
334
B90
334
SO15
334
DH7
334
WF13
333
DA12
332
LS7
332
OL4
331
ST1
331
M18
331
EN8
330
PE2
330
FY4
328
NN8
328
EH6
327
SK9
326
TW7
326
BN2
326
W8
326
EC4A
326
B69
326
M9
323
W1U
323
BT34
321
DE1
321
GU21
318
RM1
318
CR2
318
NP20
318
EC4M
317
SE10
317
W11
316
KT3
316
SE13
315
EN1
315
HG1
313
SE5
312
NG18
311
NN3
311
S60
311
W10
311
PO16
311
IG10
310
SL4
309
B5
309
S9
307
B33
307
CV11
307
OL12
306
OX4
305
TA1
305
WD18
305
CV37
305
B20
302
RM13
301
CH41
301
ME4
301
SA1
299
NP19
299
WF12
298
LE11
296
SW8
295
B6
295
CF37
295
WV2
295
NN4
294
BL4
293
OL6
293
N11
292
BN11
292
SE17
292
SE6
292
WS2
290
BL2
289
LS12
289
WF1
288
LS11
287
ME7
287
CF11
287
TW13
286
BD4
286
W14
286
SM6
285
DN1
285
BD21
284
WV1
284
KT1
284
RM7
281
B61
281
BD9
281
CH1
281
BL6
280
WV10
280
W13
280
TW14
279
ML3
279
WD17
279
E9
278
BA1
277
CF10
276
HP2
276
N18
276
ST3
275
RG30
275
GL7
274
M21
273
MK42
271
BT35
271
W9
271
RH1
271
RG2
271
SG1
269
NW8
268
SK7
268
SK14
268
G1
266
LS9
266
PE7
265
EN2
265
SW3
265
RM3
265
NR1
264
BH21
264
G5
264
RM17
264
DE24
264
RG12
264
CM2
263
HP13
263
BT48
263
SN1
263
PR4
262
S2
262
NW7
262
G51
261
M30
261
DN4
261
GU15
261
OX16
260
CO4
260
NE1
260
HU3
259
LE7
258
BS1
258
M11
258
DA16
258
EN6
257
NG9
256
RM11
256
CV21
256
BA2
255
LU7
254
SS7
254
SS14
253
M27
253
M32
253
WD24
253
RH11
252
TW1
252
SE19
251
WA4
250
WV14
250
HP12
250
L15
249
WD3
249
B13
249
LU6
249
RH12
249
B15
248
KT6
248
LS6
248
SS0
248
BR2
247
DN15
247
BS3
247
B14
246
SE3
246
MK10
246
PO7
246
CT1
245
ML1
245
LE12
244
SK4
244
HD2
244
B24
243
ME10
243
RH19
243
WA15
242
DY5
242
M34
241
PO6
241
OL1
240
SE11
239
EN9
239
SW7
238
WA5
238
DA11
238
CV32
238
BR5
237
WN7
237
NG17
237
B27
236
M22
236
BB10
236
LS1
235
BR6
235
FY8
235
AL10
234
CV5
234
TW9
233
GU14
233
RG6
233
DH1
233
DA8
233
L20
233
EH3
232
DY1
232
LU5
232
DY4
231
LE67
230
BH23
230
GL51
229
FY1
229
SW2
229
S8
228
S63
228
NE11
227
BD2
227
SS1
227
CR8
226
WF2
226
SM2
226
DY2
226
SW20
226
DE21
224
AL1
224
M28
223
GL50
222
CH4
222
TQ12
222
PR3
222
WS10
222
NE8
221
S70
220
RG7
220
CM23
220
DT4
220
WD19
220
S11
219
DY8
219
ME14
219
RM12
219
RM16
218
CM3
218
M15
218
HP11
218
CB2
218
DL1
218
PR8
218
SK11
217
PE21
217
WA8
217
NN5
217
NG24
217
CV34
217
PO8
216
PE11
215
SE25
215
TW15
215
TS18
214
S5
214
S4
214
HA6
213
CM7
213
GL2
213
NG3
213
L8
213
BH15
210
N21
210
NE3
210
LS28
209
BS9
209
SK6
208
OX26
208
M26
207
S6
207
LE10
207
HU5
207
NR3
207
L4
207
SW4
206
B98
206
CW1
206
IG5
205
LA1
205
HD4
205
CW12
205
B25
204
EH54
204
LN6
203
EH4
203
E20
203
SE28
203
CT9
203
PO19
202
MK6
202
BB4
202
PL1
202
GU9
201
NN2
201
BB11
201
B30
201
ME2
200
GU1
200
SO16
200
KT12
200
B44
200
KT17
199
LS25
199
LE8
198
DT1
198
LE16
198
KT2
197
SM5
197
N19
197
B31
197
L7
196
SG5
196
PO20
196
B26
195
SS2
195
LN5
195
HX3
195
LS17
194
EX2
194
EN4
194
NE6
194
SK5
194
PR9
193
GU11
193
N20
193
SW1V
193
LE9
193
PE30
193
EH11
193
PA1
193
HP5
193
TF1
193
CV4
193
G52
192
CF5
192
WS11
192
OL7
192
WA1
192
SO50
192
W1H
191
RG14
191
SK10
191
SY1
190
SW10
190
OL10
190
DL16
190
BD18
190
DE22
190
BS7
190
NG31
189
W7
189
TF2
188
NG16
188
PR5
188
MK45
188
SN15
187
EN11
187
BH1
187
KT13
187
BB7
187
W1J
187
CV8
187
BT6
186
DE7
186
RM15
186
CM9
185
G53
185
SS8
185
TN15
185
S3
184
SK3
184
BS23
184
AL5
183
CF31
182
WA3
182
LS27
182
CF3
182
WS3
182
EH7
182
BH14
182
ML6
182
TS5
182
TQ2
182
CH62
182
TN13
181
EC1R
181
ME5
181
SG8
181
BT12
181
NG4
180
MK17
180
KT9
180
W1D
180
PE19
180
SE2
179
NN11
179
RG40
179
TN23
179
BS15
178
BH8
178
RG41
178
NG10
178
B17
177
LL13
177
PL4
177
BS8
177
TA6
177
WS13
177
LS10
176
WV4
176
WF10
176
DN14
176
KY11
176
B29
175
TW2
175
SL9
175
SO53
175
SN2
174
G31
174
W1K
174
SW14
174
DY9
174
KA1
174
G40
173
WA10
173
NN17
173
S40
172
G73
172
SO23
172
HU17
172
DN21
172
BS4
172
WR11
172
NW5
172
SM3
171
EC3V
171
TN22
171
CO10
170
BA11
170
EX4
170
B63
170
SE26
170
WN2
170
TN4
169
DY6
169
OX14
169
NN6
169
CV10
169
DY10
168
DA5
168
RH2
167
PE9
167
CF23
167
B68
167
YO30
166
FY5
166
IG7
166
NG15
166
DN31
166
AL7
166
AL3
166
WD25
165
CM12
165
ME1
165
WR1
165
BT9
165
NN15
165
S10
164
LS15
164
WA7
164
GU34
163
PE3
163
L18
163
B32
163
NN12
163
CR3
162
LN2
162
MK14
162
SW12
162
CB4
162
B62
162
OX2
162
DL3
162
B36
162
PH1
161
CM13
161
WA16
161
NG6
161
BD23
161
N2
160
CM14
160
HG3
160
LE18
160
W1F
160
PO5
159
LE15
159
BH12
159
SO31
159
SE23
159
IP3
159
BA14
158
CO1
158
PO12
158
CB8
158
RG21
157
OX28
157
CB23
157
NR2
157
NN16
157
L13
157
RG24
157
DE13
157
SG6
157
WV3
156
IG4
156
OX11
156
WS9
156
KT19
156
L9
156
NG19
155
B91
155
B42
155
DD5
155
PO1
154
YO11
154
RH16
154
B67
154
E1W
154
DN6
154
SW1Y
154
MK4
154
TW18
153
ME8
153
HD9
153
NE5
153
B77
153
M41
153
HP19
153
RH6
152
GL52
152
B92
152
PO21
152
AB10
152
EH16
152
BD6
152
TN24
152
SS6
152
SA7
152
PE28
152
SE22
152
AB11
152
CM6
151
PE6
151
CF83
151
SG4
151
NN14
151
L6
150
CM16
150
BN27
150
SP1
150
CR5
149
G72
149
NP44
149
CF64
149
SR4
149
PR25
149
ST16
149
S41
149
S66
149
WV11
149
TW11
149
WV13
149
BT4
149
LA9
149
M5
148
YO8
148
LN1
148
CH5
148
YO1
148
DA7
148
BB12
148
KT4
148
SE12
148
S65
148
CV22
148
SW5
147
CW9
147
CW2
147
G46
146
SO19
146
CB24
146
EH12
146
SL5
145
SO41
145
LE19
145
WR9
145
DA14
145
HR4
144
BH2
144
SL7
144
PO2
144
SK2
144
CO2
143
NR7
143
ML2
143
WN6
143
OX3
143
B71
143
EH1
143
NE28
143
S35
143
PE13
143
NR31
143
TR1
142
IP4
142
HP9
142
HU9
142
BT71
142
LA14
142
SE7
142
ML5
142
WS15
141
NG12
141
WN8
141
BH9
141
SE14
141
DD3
141
DD1
141
M23
141
CV31
141
NN18
141
WA2
140
TS17
140
B75
140
NR32
140
HP18
140
RG9
140
DN35
140
DE55
140
CW5
140
CO6
139
CO3
139
HD8
139
MK18
139
LS14
139
TW20
139
DE6
139
BT28
139
S71
139
SW1X
139
OL2
138
KY1
138
HR2
138
B74
138
EH10
138
DE56
138
L40
137
HP22
137
BD19
137
CO5
136
SP10
136
WN1
136
EC1M
136
TW12
136
DN22
136
SW1W
136
CW8
136
WC1H
136
BR8
135
SR2
135
LS19
135
G77
135
MK41
135
FK2
135
OX29
135
SS4
135
CB10
135
PE25
135
B64
135
DA2
135
S75
134
N10
134
G32
134
CH3
134
CB22
134
IP14
134
CT11
134
CO7
133
ME19
133
GL5
133
M43
133
S43
133
GU22
132
GU12
132
CM17
132
G74
132
NE15
132
WN5
132
SS11
132
OX13
132
NR30
132
G75
131
SS15
131
RG4
131
FY3
131
NE33
131
RH15
131
ST7
131
HD6
131
PO22
130
KT16
130
B79
130
BT47
130
BS37
130
SO51
130
CO15
129
B97
129
CH65
129
G66
129
BN22
129
TR11
129
G20
129
BL8
129
EX1
129
MK2
129
LS29
129
LS16
129
TN9
129
GU2
128
CM15
128
SN3
128
WD23
128
TR7
128
PE27
128
RH17
128
WS4
128
CT10
127
SY23
127
PO30
127
RH4
127
TN34
127
G81
127