Your roof is not the question. Your load shape is.

Mixed light-industrial occupiers run steady daytime load; older mill and post-war stock can carry lower structural loading, so the survey checks the roof before sizing.

Yorkshire has dense multi-let industrial estates and converted mill stock. Many units suit a right-sized array once a structural survey confirms the roof.

Continuous process and machinery load through the working day gives one of the highest self-consumption profiles of any sector, so very little is exported.

High, continuous electricity demand makes manufacturing one of the strongest cases for commercial solar. Yorkshire is a major manufacturing region.

Refrigeration runs continuously and peaks in summer alongside generation, giving the highest self-consumption of any sector, so almost nothing is exported.

Round-the-clock refrigeration load means the highest self-consumption of any sector, and the summer demand peak lines up with peak solar generation.

Process heat, refrigeration and continuous production lines draw heavy daytime load, so a high share of generation is self-consumed.

Energy-intensive production lines and refrigeration self-consume well. York and the Humber hold some of the UK largest food-manufacturing sites.

Self-consumption varies by enterprise: grain drying, milking and poultry sheds give steady load, while arable buildings may export more, so sizing follows the half-hourly profile.

Large, simple farm-building roofs and rising on-farm electricity costs. The Vale of York, Selby and East Riding hold productive arable land with extensive roof stock.

Glasshouse lighting, climate control and packhouse refrigeration draw a heavy, often year-round load that self-consumes a high share of generation.

Controlled-environment growers and packhouses run energy-intensive lighting and climate load, a stronger and steadier case than broadacre farm buildings.

Term-time weekday daytime use self-consumes well; holidays and weekends export more, so battery storage or a portfolio approach across a multi-academy trust improves the match.

Weekday daytime occupancy, large flat roofs and a sustainability mandate. Multi-academy trusts can roll a single approach across an estate.

Continuous 24/7 occupancy with heating, hot water and laundry load gives steady self-consumption across the day and into the evening.

Round-the-clock occupancy means generation is used on site, not exported, and resilience matters where vulnerable residents depend on power.

Occupancy is concentrated around services and events, so daytime self-consumption is modest; a faith building may export more, which sizing and tariff choice should reflect.

Large, prominent roofs and a stewardship motive. Listed status and conservation constraints must be checked, as listed buildings sit outside permitted development.

A council operates a varied portfolio of offices, depots, leisure centres and housing, so self-consumption varies by building and an estate approach matches generation to load.

A whole-estate decarbonisation opportunity with social-value weight. Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding can apply to eligible council buildings.

Long trading hours with lighting, HVAC and refrigeration give strong daytime self-consumption, highest on food and grocery formats.

Large flat retail-park and superstore roofs with long opening hours. Energy-intensive grocery and HVAC load self-consumes most of the generation.

Weekday office hours self-consume well; for let buildings the landlord-tenant metering split governs how the benefit is shared, which the design accounts for.

Improves the EPC and MEES position of let commercial property and answers tenant pressure for lower-carbon space. Suits landlords and owner-occupiers alike.

Catering, hot water, HVAC and conference load give steady daytime and evening use; venues such as Harrogate carry unusually large roofs for their footprint.

Hotels and conference venues carry high, steady energy loads and large roofs. Harrogate has an unusually dense conference and hospitality estate.

Pools, gyms and ventilation draw heavy, continuous daytime electricity, so generation is largely self-consumed rather than exported.

Pools and gyms are among the most energy-intensive public buildings, so on-site solar offsets a large, continuous load through opening hours.

Showroom lighting and HVAC give daytime load; EV-handover charging adds demand that lifts self-consumption, with forecourt canopies offering extra array area.

Showroom roofs plus carport-canopy potential, with EV-handover charging adding on-site demand. A natural fit as dealerships electrify their forecourts.

Shop refrigeration, lighting and a growing EV-charging load run long hours, so on-site generation, especially from canopy solar, is largely self-consumed.

Forecourt canopies and shop roofs, with EV charging adding a large new on-site load as forecourts electrify. A natural pairing of solar, storage and charging.

Occupancy peaks in summer when generation also peaks, so a holiday park self-consumes well in season; amenity, catering and pool load runs through the day.

Summer peak occupancy lines up with peak solar, an unusually good seasonal match, across amenity blocks, pools and reception buildings.