Solar Carports by Sector
Each industry has its own compliance regime, grant routes, structural quirks and EV-charging patterns. The eight sector guides below set out what is distinctive about each.
Retail & Supermarket Car Parks
Solar over customer car parks to cut store energy bills, with EV charging as a footfall driver.
Typical: 120-2,500 bays · 200-3,000 kWp · £185,000/yr
Business Parks & Office Estates
Shared-tenant business parks turning under-utilised tarmac into a Scope 2 emissions reduction and an estate-wide amenity.
Typical: 150-3,000 bays · 250-3,500 kWp · £245,000/yr
Schools, Colleges & Universities
DfE Condition Improvement Fund, OZEV charging grants and capital allowances — solar carports for staff and student car parks.
Typical: 80-1,500 bays · 120-2,000 kWp · £135,000/yr
Healthcare & NHS Estates
NHS Greener Plan-aligned solar carports for hospital and clinic car parks. Capital and PPA routes, sheltered staff and patient parking.
Typical: 150-2,500 bays · 250-3,000 kWp · £285,000/yr
Councils & Public Sector
Solar carports for council car parks, leisure centres and civic buildings — capital, PPA and framework procurement routes.
Typical: 100-2,000 bays · 150-2,500 kWp · £175,000/yr
Logistics & Distribution Centres
Large-fleet logistics sites adding solar carports above HGV and staff parking — combining canopy, generation and depot EV charging.
Typical: 200-3,500 bays · 350-4,500 kWp · £385,000/yr
Hotels, Leisure & Hospitality
Guest car parks providing sheltered EV charging and B Corp evidence, with generation offsetting year-round HVAC and laundry loads.
Typical: 80-800 bays · 120-1,400 kWp · £115,000/yr
Manufacturing & Industrial Estates
Industrial estate operators and manufacturers extending rooftop solar with carport arrays for further capacity over staff and visitor parking.
Typical: 100-2,000 bays · 200-3,000 kWp · £245,000/yr
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