Fully funded commercial solar, serving Shropshire
Commercial Solar Panels in Shrewsbury, Oswestry & Shropshire
A funding partner pays for the panels, the fitting and the grid connection, and you buy the power at a fixed price for 15 years. We look at border farms and poultry units, business parks in Shrewsbury and Telford, and sites in Oswestry, Whitchurch, Ellesmere and Wem.
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 Shropshire
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 Shropshire 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 Shropshire
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.
On a Shropshire farm the rate follows how much of the roof's output the holding uses by day, and a poultry unit or milking parlour uses plenty. A dairy farm in North Yorkshire, in its proposal, went from a bill of £52,776 to £28,387 plus a PPA charge of £9,666. That is one farm's illustration, and yours will be worked out from your own twelve months of 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 Shropshire
Commercial solar panels in Shrewsbury and Shropshire: poultry sheds, border dairies and two different grid operators
Looking for commercial solar panels in Shrewsbury, or on a farm out towards the Welsh border, brings up a particular set of roofs. Shropshire has long poultry sheds, dairy sheds on the Cheshire-facing plain and business parks on the edge of its towns. A PPA (power purchase agreement) works like this. A funding partner pays for the panels and fitting. You buy the electricity they make at a set price per kWh, the unit your supplier bills in, and that price stays the same for 15 years.
Shropshire is near the edge of where we can drive, and we should say so. Bay Bright is a Colwyn Bay business with no office in the county, and visits take longer than they would in Conwy or Wrexham. Dave remains your single contact from first call to first bill, and the partners who design and fit the system work across Great Britain. You see the proposal on a video call, so no one has to travel for that.
The county splits between two grid operators. In the north, around Oswestry, Wem, Ellesmere and Whitchurch, it is SP Energy Networks, the operator Dave deals with across North Wales. In and around Shrewsbury and Telford it is National Grid Electricity Distribution. That second operator is not the one behind our North Wales timings, so we do not promise those speeds there. Plan on up to 12 weeks, and treat five to six as the best case.
On qualifying: you need three-phase power, the supply that poultry fans and milking plant already run on, plus roof or land for at least 20 kW, which is about 45 to 50 panels. A village shop or a small office will rarely get there. A large poultry unit, a dairy parlour or a unit on a Telford trading estate often does.
What matters in Shropshire
Six things that shape commercial solar across Shropshire
Farming, a split network and a long border make this county its own case, and it helps to know before you enquire.
North and south on different networks
SP Energy Networks completed a 132 kV line (132,000 volts) between its Oswestry and Wem substations to support growth in Oswestry, Whitchurch and Wem. Shrewsbury and Telford are with National Grid Electricity Distribution, which has been upgrading cables in Shrewsbury for a major industrial customer. Market Drayton sits near the boundary, so the MPAN (the supply number on a bill) settles it.
Poultry sheds with long plain roofs
Poultry made up about 91 per cent of the county's livestock by number in the 2021 June Survey, as Shropshire Council summarises it. Those sheds are long and unobstructed, with fans and heating that run day and night. They suit solar well when the unit has three-phase power and the roof's owner agrees.
Border dairy farms, fewer than before
North Shropshire has long been dairy country, and Ellesmere was once known for cheese. Dairy holdings in the county fell from 766 in 2002 to 452 by mid-2011, but the sheds that remain are still busy twice a day. In a proposal for a dairy farm in North Yorkshire, a battery lifted the rate to 21p per kWh, because milking happens at the start and end of the day.
Two councils and a medieval centre
Shropshire Council covers Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Ellesmere, Market Drayton and Wem. Telford and Wrekin Council is separate. Shrewsbury's centre has over 660 listed buildings, which are excluded from permitted development for solar. The parks around the edge are straightforward by comparison.
The Welsh border runs through the work
Oswestry is about five miles from Wales and has mixed English and Welsh heritage. Planning is devolved, so England and Wales apply different rules. We check which side of the line a site sits on before we advise on consents.
Tenanted farms, rented units and the EPC date
Many Shropshire farms are tenanted, and many Telford units are let. Either way the owner must agree to a roof lease. The government has confirmed an EPC B (the A to G energy rating) from 2031 for privately let commercial buildings above 1,000 square metres where it is cost-effective, and owners are starting to plan.
Where we work
Shropshire towns we cover, and what to expect in each
Seven towns, two networks and a lot of farmland. Each note says what is typical and what we would check first.
Shrewsbury
The medieval centre has over 660 listed buildings, so look to the edge instead. Battlefield Enterprise Park lies in the north, Harlescott Business Park nearby, and Shrewsbury Business Park by the A5 in the southeast. National Grid Electricity Distribution runs the network, and Shropshire Council is the planning authority.
Oswestry
A border market town, about five miles from Wales, with farmland around it. SP Energy Networks serves the north of the county, and a new 132 kV line now links its Oswestry and Wem substations to support local growth. Check the side of the border for any large agricultural site.
Telford
A new town, designated in 1963, with Halesfield (1967), Stafford Park (1973) and Hortonwood (1979) as its main industrial estates. That means big, similar units, and on estates like these they are often let, so ask the landlord first. Telford and Wrekin Council handles planning, not Shropshire Council.
Whitchurch
A cheese-making town about two miles south of the Cheshire border, with a food logistics employer among its largest. Chilled storage runs all hours, which suits solar. Public sources place it in SP Energy Networks' area.
Ellesmere
Beside the Mere, one of the larger natural meres in England, with the Llangollen Canal running alongside. Dairy and cheese once dominated, and farming still surrounds the town. Expect rural lines and farm roofs, with a careful grid check.
Market Drayton
Near the Cheshire and Staffordshire borders. Chilled foods and yoghurt manufacturing are major employers, so refrigeration loads are heavy. The network boundary is close, so we read the operator from the MPAN.
Wem
A small market town with a mid-sized industrial estate east of the centre and a brewing past. Dairy and grain farming surround it. SP Energy Networks' new 132 kV line ends on the town's western side.
Shropshire questions
Commercial solar in Shropshire: what people ask
Do you install commercial solar panels in Shrewsbury, given you are in Colwyn Bay?
We arrange them, and we are plain about it. Bay Bright has no office in Shropshire, and the county is near the edge of our driving range. Dave is your one contact, our partners design and fit the system, and your proposal is presented on a video call.
Which grid operator covers my Shropshire site?
North Shropshire, including Oswestry, Wem, Ellesmere and Whitchurch, is served by SP Energy Networks. Shrewsbury and Telford are with National Grid Electricity Distribution. We confirm by MPAN, particularly near Market Drayton.
How long will it take in Shropshire?
Allow up to 12 weeks, because the operator around Shrewsbury and Telford is not the one behind our North Wales timings. Five to six weeks is possible if the grid check is quick. We say this up front so you can plan around it.
Does a poultry unit qualify for commercial solar?
Often, yes. Large poultry sheds have long roofs and use power for fans and heating all day. You need a three-phase supply and the roof must be strong enough. If you rent the land or the shed, the owner must agree to a roof lease.
What does a battery add on a dairy farm?
A battery stores power for the evening milking, so less is bought from the grid. It raises the rate, for example to 21p per kWh in a North Yorkshire dairy proposal against 17p to 18p without one. We only add one where the milking pattern justifies it, and that is decided at the site survey.
My farm is close to the Welsh border. Does that change anything?
It can change the planning rules, because England and Wales set their own. We cover both countries. We check which side of the line your site sits on before we say what consents you need.
Do solar panels on a Shropshire business roof need planning permission?
Usually they fall under permitted development, though larger roof systems may need prior approval. Listed buildings are excluded, which matters in Shrewsbury's historic centre. Telford is a different council from the rest of the county, so we check the right one for your address.
I rent a unit on a Telford industrial estate. Can I take part?
Yes, with the landlord's agreement. The owner benefits too, because the EPC rating improves. Privately let commercial buildings over 1,000 square metres will need an EPC B from 2031 where it is cost-effective, and a PPA gets there with nothing to pay up front.
Have you worked in Shropshire?
We have not named a Shropshire customer. Our nearest named job is Lesters Farm Shop in Buckley, Flintshire, and the other is Crest Community Centre in Llandudno Junction. We would rather tell you that than imply a local record.
Find out if your Shropshire 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.