Solar advice from people with nothing to sell you
We help organisations decide whether solar is worth it, and then buy it well. We don't fit panels or take fees from those who do.
What Solar Strategies does
Solar Strategies gives advice on solar for buildings and land that are not homes. That covers factory and warehouse roofs, offices, car parks, farms, schools and new builds. We work out whether a scheme makes sense, and then help you get it built on fair terms.
We do not supply panels, fit them or finance them. Nobody pays us for passing work their way, because we don't pass work on for a fee. We are paid by the person we advise, and by no one else.
Why we keep out of selling
Most free solar advice comes from a firm that wants to install the system. Their survey may be good. Still, it is part of a sale. It will rarely end with the words "don't do this".
An adviser with nothing to sell can say that. It can also say "wait two years until you re-roof", or "make it smaller". Those are often the answers that save the most money, although they win no sales.
The work we take on
- 1Checking whether a roof or field suits solar, and roughly what it would make.
- 2Building the business case from your bills, your tariff and your tax position.
- 3Writing a spec and running a tender so that every quote is priced on the same basis.
- 4Reading a PPA, lease or funding offer and pointing out the terms that matter.
- 5Planning solar across many sites, so the best ones go first.
- 6Fitting solar into a wider plan to cut carbon, with figures you can report.
How we treat facts and figures
We link the rules we rely on to the people who set them: HMRC, Ofgem, the ENA, GOV.UK and the law itself on legislation.gov.uk. If we use an estimate, for example a yield per kWp, we say so and show where it came from.
We do not publish savings we cannot back up. Our case studies are worked examples, not clients, and each one says so at the top. We would rather you trust the method than a claim, since a method can be tested.
Who is behind the site
This site does not yet name the people behind it, and we have chosen not to fill that gap with a made-up bio. When we add names, roles or credentials, they will be ones you can check.
Until then, judge us on the work itself. Read a guide, test our sums, and ask us hard questions on a first call. That call is free and carries no obligation.
How to get in touch
We take enquiries through our contact form only. There is no sales line and no cold calling. Once we have your details, we are glad to talk by phone or video at a time that suits you, while the details are fresh.
We cover England, Scotland and Wales. Most early work runs on your data, so we rarely need to visit before we know a site is worth the trip.
Honest numbers first. Panels second, if at all.
Want a second opinion before you commit?
Tell us about the site and any offer you already have. We'll tell you what we think, and what we'd check next.