Fully funded commercial solar, serving Liverpool & Merseyside
Commercial Solar Panels in Liverpool & Merseyside
A funding partner pays for the whole system and your site buys what the roof makes at a fixed rate for 15 years. We look at big sheds in Speke and Knowsley, charities and community buildings in the city, and sites in Bootle, St Helens and Southport.
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 Liverpool & Merseyside
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.
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Solar 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 Liverpool & Merseyside 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 Liverpool & Merseyside
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.
Merseyside prices depend on how much of the roof's power you use while it is generated. A distribution centre with chillers or a hotel running lights and laundry all day uses plenty, so the fixed rate tends to look good against its grid price. A charity hall used for a few hours uses less. The written proposal works it out from twelve months of your own readings. 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
About five to six weeks in North Wales. Up to 12 weeks where the grid operator is slower.
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 Liverpool & Merseyside
Commercial solar panels in Liverpool and Merseyside: warehouse belts, port land and a big charity sector
Anyone typing commercial solar panels in Liverpool into a search box tends to be one of two people. One runs a large shed on an estate, with a big bill and plenty of flat roof. The other manages a charity, hall or care setting and has never heard of a PPA (power purchase agreement). Both fit here. Under a PPA our funding partner pays for the panels and the fitting, and you buy the power at a fixed price per kWh (one kilowatt-hour, what a 1 kW heater uses in an hour) for 15 years.
We are a Colwyn Bay business, and there is no Bay Bright office in Liverpool or anywhere in Merseyside. That is the honest start. Dave, who runs the firm, is the one person who handles your enquiry through to the first bill, and our funding and installation partners cover Great Britain. Your proposal is presented on a video call with those partners present.
Timing is the main thing to plan around. Merseyside's network belongs to SP Energy Networks, which is also the operator in North Wales. Its checks there have taken two to three weeks, but we do not assume that for Merseyside. Allow five to six weeks in total when the answer is quick, and up to 12 weeks when it is not.
Some Merseyside sites will be a poor fit. We need a three-phase supply (the kind that drives lifts, large freezers and machinery) and room for at least 20 kW, about 45 to 50 panels. Most corner shops and single flats cannot offer that. A distribution shed, a hotel with a large flat roof or a hall with a sizeable pitch often can.
What matters in Liverpool & Merseyside
Six things that shape commercial solar in Liverpool and Merseyside
Estates, port land, heritage rules and a large voluntary sector make this a different job from North Wales.
Some of the largest industrial estates in the region
Knowsley Industrial Park in Kirkby has been called the largest industrial area in Merseyside, and sits where the A580 meets the M57. Speke's Estuary Commerce Park spreads over roughly 120 acres near the airport. Haydock and Lea Green carry St Helens' logistics. These roofs are big and level, which is what solar likes, and landlords usually hold the freehold.
Port land and water on two sides
Bootle's docks are part of the Port of Liverpool, and Seaforth's container terminal was extended by Liverpool2 in 2016. Port land has its own owner and its own rules. Sites near the river also take wind and salt, so mounting is chosen for the exposure.
36 conservation areas in the city
Liverpool City Council says its 36 conservation areas cover 9 per cent of the city and protect around 19,000 properties. Albert Dock and Stanley Dock are among them. Listed buildings are excluded from permitted development for business solar, and conservation areas can add limits, so a city-centre roof needs the council early.
Charities, halls and places of worship
Merseyside has a large voluntary sector, with thousands of groups across Cheshire and Merseyside according to the regional state of the sector survey. Many run from a hall, church or community centre that is open during the day. Crest Community Centre in Llandudno Junction did exactly this, cutting its rate from 37p to 18p per kWh.
One main operator, and some boundaries
SP Energy Networks runs the network across Merseyside. St Helens sits on its eastern edge and Southport has farmland to its north and east across the Lancashire line, where Electricity North West runs the network. We read the operator from the site's MPAN, the long supply number on a bill, and not from the postcode.
Rented sheds and the 2031 EPC target
Most big sheds in Speke, Knowsley and Haydock are let to tenants. From 2031 the government expects an EPC B (the A to G energy performance grade) on privately let commercial buildings over 1,000 square metres, where it is cost-effective. A rooftop PPA helps the owner meet that and leaves the tenant with a lower, fixed price per kWh.
Where we work
Merseyside places we cover, and what to expect in each
A big city, a port, a post-war overspill estate and a seaside resort. Each calls for a different conversation.
Liverpool
A dense city with 36 conservation areas and plenty of listed buildings, so roofs in the centre are a planning question before a solar one. Churches, halls, schools and charities are the strongest fit, along with bigger flat-roofed buildings further out.
Bootle
Home to the Seaforth container port, with Sefton Council as the planning authority. Warehouse and port-linked roofs are the likeliest match, and port land brings its own landlord. Bootle Strand is a town-centre site rather than an industrial one.
St Helens
The borough's glassworks and the Glass Futures facility mean heavy daytime power use, and the Haydock area has large logistics sheds near the M6. St Helens is on the eastern edge of Merseyside, so we confirm the grid operator before assuming anything.
Southport
A seaside resort in Sefton, built on tourism and Lord Street's Victorian frontage. Hotels, guesthouses and care settings run all hours and could benefit. Farmland nearby may sit across the border in West Lancashire, which has a different network owner.
Kirkby
A post-war overspill town whose big industrial estate began life as ROF Kirkby and employed over 26,000 people at its 1971 peak. Today's mix is larger sheds and service employers. The town centre has been through regeneration under Knowsley Council.
Knowsley
The borough name covers a lot. Knowsley Industrial Park and Knowsley Business Park sit beside the A580, while the village of Knowsley, around Knowsley Hall and its safari park, is a much smaller and quieter job.
Speke
A southern suburb beside Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with Estuary Commerce Park and a cluster of pharmaceutical sites. The council is working with a developer on 125 acres nearby. Big, newish sheds on long leases need the landlord's say-so.
Huyton
Mostly residential, with a shopping centre of about a hundred independent shops, and the Knowsley Council offices. Opportunities are thin in the middle of town. Look at the edges and the trading estates nearby.
Prescot
A former watchmaking and cable-making town. The old cable works became a retail park, and Shakespeare North Playhouse opened in 2022. A theatre or a retail unit with a big roof could suit, but many town-centre sites are too small.
Liverpool & Merseyside questions
Commercial solar in Liverpool & Merseyside: what people ask
Can a charity or community building get commercial solar panels in Liverpool?
Yes, if it has a three-phase supply and roof space for at least 20 kW. Crest Community Centre in Llandudno Junction is a charity with a 50 kWp system on 81 panels. Its proposal shows a rate of 18p per kWh fixed for 15 years against 37p before, and a year-one saving of £4,739. That is one set of figures, not a promise for yours.
Do you take on warehouses in Speke and Knowsley?
Yes, large flat roofs are among the best fits. The usual first step is the landlord, because most are let to tenants. Send a postcode and a recent bill, and we start with a desktop check from satellite images.
Who is the grid operator in Merseyside?
SP Energy Networks runs most of it. St Helens sits on the eastern edge and some farmland near Southport is in West Lancashire, where Electricity North West runs the network. We confirm using your MPAN, the supply number on a bill.
Are you too far away to look after a Liverpool site?
Liverpool is a good drive from Colwyn Bay, and we have no office there. That is why Dave stays your one contact and why monitoring is central. Our provider maintains and cleans the system for 15 years, and you do not need anyone on site to watch it.
Will a conservation area or listed building stop solar in Liverpool?
Not always, but they raise the bar. Liverpool City Council lists 36 conservation areas. Solar is excluded on listed buildings under permitted development, and conservation areas may add limits. Tell us your address and we check with Liverpool City Council, Sefton, Knowsley or St Helens as needed.
My landlord owns the shed. Do I need their permission?
Yes, and a roof lease as well. Our funding partner leases the roof space, never the roof, and never owns the building. Landlords often welcome it because the building's EPC improves. From 2031 the government expects EPC B on larger privately let commercial buildings where it is cost-effective.
I run a hotel or care setting in Southport. Is it worth asking?
Possibly, because power use runs through the day and night. You need three-phase power and room for at least 20 kW. A recent bill in kWh and your postcode are enough for a first answer. If a battery would help your evening load, that is decided later.
How long does installation take in Merseyside?
From first call to a working system, plan on five to six weeks if the grid operator answers quickly. It can run to 12 weeks if it does not. Your proposal arrives in up to five working days, and the first papers do not bind you for ten working days.
Have you worked on a Merseyside site before?
We have not named a Merseyside customer. Our named customers are Crest Community Centre in Llandudno Junction and Lesters Farm Shop in Buckley, Flintshire. We would rather say that plainly than suggest a local track record.
Find out if your Liverpool & Merseyside 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.