Did you know that you can finance 100% of your system and be cash flow positive from day one? 

The benefits of solar are clear, and whether your objectives are financial or environmental, it can help businesses to grow and invest further into their operations. In fact, a portion of our orders are from repeat customers who have added to their solar array after expanding their business premises or acquiring a new site. 

With electricity prices rising and unpredictable in the long term, investing in a system that generates electricity at 5p/kWh for the next 25 years is the sensible choice. We have been installing solar PV systems for high energy using businesses across the UK for over 15 years, and we have worked with many businesses seeking finance for commercial solar. 

Commercial solar finance options

It's safe to say that we have seen the positive effects of solar firsthand, but we do understand that the initial investment can seem daunting to business owners. With this in mind, we have partnered with Smart Ease to offer finance for commercial solar. We provide detailed desktop surveys at no cost with no obligation to move the conversation forward. This conversation is key to finding out what size system suits your business needs, and ultimately the investment you would need.

Get your free survey

Your commercial solar funding options

There are three ways we see UK businesses funding their solar project:

Capital Expenditure 

The option with the best financial returns over the lifetime of the system and will keep your payback period short. If your business has the funds to spend, you will own the system outright and receive the highest return on your investment. Although the initial outlay is relatively high (depending on the system size), you won't incur interest as you would with a finance agreement, keeping your costs as low as possible. 

Asset finance

Asset finance provides a practical route to solar with no upfront capital investment. Through our finance partner, Smart Ease, the cost of the installation is spread over a fixed term, allowing businesses to benefit from lower energy costs while preserving cash for other priorities.

This is where our belief that "Doing Nothing Costs More" comes into play. Rather than continuing to pay rising electricity costs indefinitely, asset finance can enable businesses to start generating their own lower-cost electricity and begin realising savings without a significant initial outlay.

For many businesses, the future cost of solar and finance repayments can be lower than the cost of continuing to rely solely on grid electricity.

There are two types of asset finance available through Smart Ease: a rental agreement and a hire purchase agreement. The main difference is ownership. With a hire purchase agreement, ownership transfers to your business once the final payment is made, whereas under a rental agreement the equipment remains owned by the finance provider.

For this reason, the majority of installations we deliver using asset finance are structured as hire purchase agreements, allowing businesses to work towards full ownership of the solar asset whilst benefiting from reduced energy costs throughout the term.

Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

When you finance a commercial solar PV system with a PPA, the system is owned by the finance provider, who is also responsible for maintaining it. Because the system is owned by the PPA provider, they will sell the energy to your business at an agreed rate throughout the term of your agreement. The cost of solar energy used here can be claimed as a tax-deductible expense. Through our finance partner, the business has the opportunity to buy the system during the term of the agreement. 

If you're having discussions about finance for commercial solar installation, our team are happy to advise. 

Discuss finance options