Fully funded commercial solar, serving Rhyl & Denbighshire
Commercial Solar Panels in Rhyl, Prestatyn & Denbighshire
Our funding partner pays for the panels, the fitting and the grid connection, and you buy the power at a price fixed for 15 years. That suits a Vale of Clwyd dairy farm, a Rhyl leisure unit or an office on the St Asaph business park.
Nothing to pay up front, not even a deposit. Fixed for 15 years.
“It hasn't cost me a single penny to have it all installed.”
£0 up front
Our funding partner pays for the system. Not even a deposit
Fixed for 15 years
Between 16p and 23p per kWh today, depending on the site (September 2026)
NAPIT
Our installers are accredited
Our installation partners are MCS registered, and RECC and NAPIT accredited
One person to call
Dave handles the funder, the installer and the grid for you, first call to first bill
What we do
Commercial solar for sites across Rhyl & Denbighshire
Solar PPA
Someone else pays for the panels. You buy the power they make at a low price, fixed for 15 years.
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Solar for Business
Warehouses, shops, hotels, schools, care homes and charities. If you use power in the day, this is for you.
Find out moreSolar for Farms
Barn roofs and big daytime loads, from milking to chilling. A battery too, where your usage justifies one.
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Commercial Battery Storage
Stores spare daytime power for later. We only add one if your half-hourly data shows it is worth it.
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Commercial EV Charging
Two chargers at no cost where you have a car park, subject to survey. You keep 50% of the revenue.
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Who you'll be dealing with
Meet Dave Williams, your one point of contact
I'm Dave. I was born and raised in North Wales. I spent 15 years in retail management, went into solar in 2021, and studied commercial PPAs for about two years before I started Bay Bright Solar in late 2025.
I sit between the funder, the kit supplier, the installer and the grid operator, and I handle all of it for you, across Rhyl & Denbighshire and the places around it. That's 11 funded projects so far, six of them in North Wales. I only get paid when your system is switched on, so I want it to work.
Integrity is everything to me, so we're totally transparent.
More about Dave and Bay BrightIn their own words
They thought it was too good to be true as well
“I was pretty sceptical initially because you never get anything for free in this life. But once Dave broke down the detail and explained to me how it would benefit Crest as an organisation, it became quickly to me a bit of a no-brainer.”
“It hasn't cost me a single penny to have it all installed.”
- System size (peak output)
- 50 kWp
- Power it makes each year
- 36,290 kWh
- Fixed price for 15 years
- 18p per kWh (was 37p)
- Saving in year one
- £4,739
- Saving over 15 years
- £131,796
The 15-year figure assumes grid prices rise 5% a year. Your proposal works out your own figures, never a promise.
Free, in writing, no obligation
Your proposal, worked out from your own bills
You shouldn't have to take our word for it. So the numbers come first, in writing, with no obligation. This is what Crest Community Centre's looked like. Yours comes back in up to 5 working days.
- The system designed for your siteSized to your real usage by the funder's design team, with how much power it should make each year.
- Your fixed price per kWhSet from your usage data. Between 16p and 23p today, and fixed for 15 years.
- Your savingsIn year one and over 15 years, worked out from your own bills. Illustrative, never a promise.
- Your buy-out price for every yearPrinted in full, falling each year to £1 at year 15. So you can see your way out before you sign.
What it costs in Rhyl & Denbighshire
Nothing up front, then a low price that never moves
To have it designed, fitted and connected
Our funding partner pays for all of it. Not even a deposit.
Per kWh for the solar you use, fixed for 15 years
Depends on your site (September 2026). Everything else stays with your normal supplier.
Denbighshire prices turn on what you pay now more than on where you are. A dairy that pays a high rate today and runs through the day has the most to gain, and adding a battery nudges its rate up within the 16p to 23p range. A seaside business with a lower bill saves less per kWh but can still cut a fixed share of it. Your proposal sets both figures out side by side, and the 15-year numbers are illustrations. See how a PPA works and what commercial solar costs to buy.
What you pay per kWh for the solar you use
- PPA price: 16p to 23p, fixed for 15 years
- What our case-study customers were paying: about 23p to 53p
PPA prices as of September 2026, and your rate depends on your site. Savings are illustrative, never promised. Your proposal works out your own.
Check your eligibilityFree, no obligation, about two minutesThe honest comparison
A solar PPA or buying outright: how they compare
Buying can be the better deal if you have the cash and want to manage it yourself. A PPA suits a site that would rather keep its money and hand over the work.
| What to compare | Solar PPA with Bay Bright | Buying outright |
|---|---|---|
| Cost up front | £0, not even a deposit | The full cost. Crest's 50 kWp system is valued at £42,741 |
| What you pay for power | A fixed price per kWh for 15 years | Nothing per kWh once it's paid for, which is the big win of buying |
| Repairs, checks and cleaning | Covered for the full term at no cost | Yours to arrange and pay for |
| If it makes less power | You pay less, because you only pay for what you use | You have paid for the system either way |
| Who owns it | The funder, until you buy it out. £1 at year 15 | You, from day one |
| The grid application | We do the forms and pay the fee | Usually part of your installer's price |
It sounds too good to be true
The elephant in the room: what is the catch?
What is the catch?
Here is how the money works
Our funding partner earns in two ways. You buy the solar power you use at the fixed price, and any spare power is sold to the grid. Over 15 years that pays back the system, and a bit more. The funder gets a long, steady return. You get cheaper power and pay nothing to start.
Who is the funder, and do they get my roof?
A UK company that rents the roof space, nothing more
Our funding partner is a UK company. Its projects are paid for by a UK bank, and the systems are insured. You meet them on your proposal call. They only rent the space on your roof (a roof lease). They never own your roof or your building. They also run a soft credit check on the business, which leaves no mark on your file. We tell you that up front.
What if it makes less power than you said, or breaks?
You only pay for the solar you use
Your proposal states how much power the system should make. The funder only earns when it generates, so it has every reason to keep it working. If it makes less, you pay less. It is watched from a central screen, and if something stops, it gets fixed at no cost. While that happens, your building just uses the grid.
Am I locked in for 15 years?
You can buy it at any time, from a printed list
Your proposal prints the buy-out price for every year, and it falls each year. Crest's starts at £42,741, is £28,487 at year 5, £14,233 at year 10 and £1 at year 15. If you sell the building, the deal can pass to the new owner at the same price, or you can buy it out.
How it works
From first call to switch-on, in about five to six weeks
Before you decide anything
- 1
Tell us about your site
A few quick questions, about two minutes. Or just call. Dave calls back within 24 hours.
- 2
We check your roof and bills
A desktop survey from satellite images, plus the 12 months of usage data you send over.
- 3
Your proposal, on a video call
The funder's design team builds it in up to 5 working days. We go through it with you, and the funder joins so you can ask them anything.
- 4
Paperwork that doesn't bind you
Three first papers let us apply to the grid for you. They are not binding and stay open for 10 working days.
Once you've said yes
- 5
Site survey and grid approval (DNO)
A full survey on site. Then we apply to the grid operator and pay the fee. SP Energy Networks takes 2 to 3 weeks locally, and it can take up to 12 weeks where the operator is slower.
- 6
Fitted while you stay open
MCS-registered installers fit the system. Both our case-study customers stayed open throughout.
- 7
Switch-on and your first bill
The direct debit starts once the system is running. Dave comes back after a month to check your first bill with you.
Commercial solar in Rhyl & Denbighshire
Commercial solar panels in Rhyl and across Denbighshire: farms, resorts and one big business park
Searching for commercial solar panels in Rhyl usually means one question: who pays for them? Under a power purchase agreement (a PPA), nobody on your side does. A funding partner owns the system and you buy the electricity it makes, priced in pence per kilowatt hour (kWh), at a rate fixed for 15 years. Denbighshire has the kind of roofs and daytime use this was built for, and we have been straight about where it does not fit.
The county splits three ways. The coast, from Rhyl to Prestatyn, runs on leisure, retail and holiday trade. The Vale of Clwyd, between Denbigh, Ruthin and St Asaph, is farming country, with dairy and crops on the valley floor and sheep and beef on the hills above. Then comes the Dee Valley round Llangollen and Corwen, where tourism and hill farms share the same narrow valley.
Each needs a different conversation. A dairy that milks twice a day and chills milk round the clock has a steady load, and sometimes a battery earns its place. A seafront attraction opens late and runs its heating and pumps in the day. An office park, by contrast, uses power from nine to five, which is exactly when a roof is working hardest. Roofs on rented buildings need the owner’s agreement.
We are honest about one gap. We cannot name a project in this county. Our two named jobs are in Llandudno Junction and Buckley, and we point to the full figures from both so you can judge a real proposal.
What matters in Rhyl & Denbighshire
Six things that shape commercial solar in Denbighshire
Farms first, then flood zones, landscape rules and the length of the power line.
Dairy and livestock farms in the Vale of Clwyd
Milking in the morning and again in the afternoon, plus tanks that chill all day, give a farm real daytime demand. Where the usage justifies it, the design team adds a battery, which lifts the rate a little. A dairy farm in North Yorkshire, not in this county, was priced at 21p per kWh with a battery against about 53p before, and its proposal showed a saving of £14,723 a year. Treat that as an illustration of scale, not a promise.
Solar for farmsOffices on St Asaph Business Park
The park covers about 44.5 hectares and is marketed as North Wales’ top business park, with public bodies and technology firms among the occupiers. Offices light, heat and cool themselves in daylight, which suits solar. Their roofs are smaller than a factory’s for the same load, and most occupiers rent, so the landlord has to agree.
Leisure and retail on a flood-risk shoreline
Rhyl’s Marina Quay retail park, the Pavilion Theatre and the SC2 water park all have big roofs and long opening hours. The seafront is low-lying. Natural Resources Wales flood rules already changed what could be built at Ocean Plaza. Roofs are not affected, but a battery or ground array on low land may need a flood check, so we start on the roof.
Hills with a landscape designation
Llangollen lies in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and other parts of the county sit near it. Planning teams look harder at what can be seen from the hills. Dark panels on a barn roof that nobody overlooks are an easier case than a field array on an open slope.
The length of the line to your door
Valley farms are often on longer rural supplies than the coastal towns. The grid operator, SP Energy Networks, has to check it can accept your export, using the meter reference number on your bill (the MPAN). We make the application and pay for it. Locally it can take two to three weeks, and the proposal tells you if yours might be slower.
Real figures from the nearest jobs
Crest Community Centre in Llandudno Junction paid 37p per kWh and now pays 18p. Lesters Farm Shop in Buckley saves £2,624 a year on 56.7 kW. Both are in North Wales, and both proposals are printed in full.
See the Crest figuresWhere we work
Rhyl to Corwen: what to expect in each Denbighshire town
Nine places on three very different patches. Here is what is typical and what we would check first.
Rhyl
A resort with newer retail and leisure along its seafront. Marina Quay has The Range and Aldi, and the water park and theatre sit on the promenade. Many seafront buildings are let, so expect to involve the landlord early.
Prestatyn
A resort at the northern end of the Offa’s Dyke Path, with the Nova Centre leisure complex and holiday sites. Pools and leisure plant run pumps and heating all day, which is a good fit for solar.
Denbigh
Long a farming town. Colomendy Industrial Estate on the Rhyl road is described by agents as the Vale of Clwyd’s main industrial and distribution location. The castle and walls shape the old centre, not the estate.
St Asaph
A small cathedral city, with St Asaph Business Park beside it. New-build offices and light industrial plots here can plan for panels from the first drawing.
Ruthin
A market town on old drovers’ routes, with an old centre and a craft centre. Trade units such as those on Lon Parcwr Industrial Estate and the farms outside are the likelier roofs than the centre itself.
Kinmel Bay
Strictly this is across the River Clwyd, in Conwy County Borough, but it trades with Rhyl, so we cover it here. The council lists Tir Llwyd Business Park at 34.85 hectares, partly built, and there is an Asda superstore and caravan sites nearby.
Bodelwyddan
Home to Glan Clwyd Hospital, a major local employer, and to Bodelwyddan Castle, now a hotel and gallery. Kinmel Park Industrial Estate has the units. Hotels and hospitals use power around the clock, so daytime is easy to fill.
Llangollen
A town that relies on visitors, with canal narrowboats, the steam railway and the International Eisteddfod. Hotels and guest houses are the likely roofs, and the AONB setting means planners will want a careful look.
Corwen
A farming town on the A5 under the Berwyn hills. Ifor Williams Trailers is the main employer. Hill farms here are the sites most likely to face the long-line grid question and sometimes a single-phase supply.
Rhyl & Denbighshire questions
Commercial solar in Rhyl & Denbighshire: what people ask
Can a Rhyl business get commercial solar panels with nothing to pay up front?
Yes, if the site qualifies. You need a three-phase supply, a roof or land with space for at least 20 kW (about 45 to 50 panels), and 12 months of usage data. Our funding partner pays for the system and you buy the power at a fixed rate. If you rent, the building owner has to agree.
Does a dairy farm in the Vale of Clwyd qualify?
Very often. Milking and chilling use power in the day, and a large barn roof has the space. A battery is added only where your usage justifies it. Panels carry a 30-year warranty, so the system lasts well beyond the 15-year term.
Is solar allowed in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB?
Panels on business roofs in Wales are often permitted development, but a protected landscape adds scrutiny. Planning officers look hardest at what can be seen from the hills. We check your address first and say early if it is a problem.
Have you done a project in Denbighshire?
Not one we can name. Our two named projects are Crest Community Centre in Llandudno Junction and Lesters Farm Shop in Buckley. Of our 11 funded projects, six are in North Wales. Ask on the call which is nearest to you and we will answer plainly.
Do you cover Kinmel Bay and Towyn?
Yes. Kinmel Bay is across the River Clwyd in Conwy County Borough, but it trades with Rhyl and sits on the same stretch of the network. Tir Llwyd Business Park and the retail sites there are the kind of roof we look at.
My farm in the hills only has a single-phase supply. Is that a dead end?
It is a real obstacle. Single-phase caps a system at roughly 15 to 17 kW, below our 20 kW minimum. Ask your electrician or the grid operator whether three-phase can be brought to your site. We cannot promise it will be.
Do you work with tenants on St Asaph Business Park?
Yes, provided the landlord agrees to a lease of the roof space. The owner benefits too, because solar lifts the EPC (energy performance certificate) rating of the building. Tell us who owns it when you enquire and we will point you to the right person to ask.
How soon could a Denbighshire site be generating?
About five to six weeks from the first call where the grid operator is quick, and up to 12 weeks where it is slower. The proposal comes back in up to 5 working days. Nothing you sign first binds you for 10 working days.
Find out if your Rhyl & Denbighshire site qualifies
Send your postcode and a recent bill. We check your roof on a map and tell you quickly. It costs nothing, and nothing you sign at the start ties you in.