East Midlands · the United Kingdom
Find Commercial Rooftops for Solar in Derby
Derby offers a large, largely untapped opportunity for commercial solar: warehouses, factories, distribution centres and retail parks with big, unshaded roofs. SolarScout detects those buildings automatically from satellite imagery and OpenStreetMap and turns them into ready-to-contact leads.
With a specific yield of about 1,010 kWh per kWp a year and commercial electricity near £0.28/kWh, an on-site array in Derby typically pays back in around 4.5 years and saves about £19,796 per 100 kWp installed.
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Scan this area free →Solar economics for a commercial roof in Derby
Take a representative 100 kWp array on a mid-sized warehouse or factory roof in Derby. At the local yield of 1,010 kWh/kWp it generates about 101,000 kWh a year. With roughly 70% self-consumed against a £0.28/kWh tariff, that is around £19,796 saved annually.
Against an installed cost near £90,000, the system pays back in about 4.5 years and delivers roughly £404,900 of net savings over 25 years — while avoiding about 35.4 tonnes of CO₂ each year.
Which buildings to target in Derby
The strongest commercial solar prospects in Derby share three traits: large unshaded roofs, high daytime electricity demand, and a single decision-maker. SolarScout surfaces them automatically, with roof-area estimates and Google Solar data where available.
Priority types include warehouses, factories, logistics and distribution centres, retail parks and cold-storage sites — buildings whose daytime load lines up closely with solar generation.
Why prospect solar in Derby
Even with the UK's modest irradiance, high commercial electricity prices keep payback around 4.5 years, so outreach in Derby converts on hard economics rather than green sentiment.
Because SolarScout pre-computes the savings for each rooftop, your first message can open with a credible number instead of a generic pitch.
Frequently asked questions
How many commercial solar leads can I find in Derby?
SolarScout scans every detectable commercial building — warehouses, factories, logistics and retail — across Derby and exports them with roof-area and contact data. Larger industrial areas routinely yield hundreds of qualified rooftops.
What payback can a commercial solar system expect in Derby?
Using a local yield of about 1,010 kWh/kWp and a tariff near £0.28/kWh, a self-consuming rooftop array in Derby typically pays back in roughly 4.5 years and saves around £19,796 a year per 100 kWp.
Does SolarScout cover the whole of the United Kingdom?
Yes. the United Kingdom is one of SolarScout's core markets. You can scan Derby and the rest of the United Kingdom, and export qualified leads to CSV or Excel.