PV - Garden Centre - Roof mounted

Sector:	Garden Centre
Technology:	Solar PV
System size:	363kW peak [660x 550W panels], export limited to 200kW
Install type:	Roof mounted panels
System spec:	206kWh
Estimated Annual Generation:	297,000 kWh
Estimated payback:	3.9 yrs
Location:	South West England
Contract scope:	Electrical consumption review System PV size optimisation Battery storage analysis and size optimisation Turn Key Installation
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Client Needs

The Garden Centre is a family run, independent garden centre outlet with a restaurant, farm shop and extensive shopping that includes garden furniture, pet care products, gifts and clothing.

They are a high energy usage business with an annual site consumption and as with many UK businesses they have had to deal with steep increases in electricity prices over the last two years.

Myriad already had already installed and continue to maintain their commercial biomass boiler, so when they were considering ways to reduce their energy costs and to cut their carbon footprint further, they came to us for a solution.

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Project Solution

Myriad were able to provide a very competitive Solar PV quotation. We analysed a full year of half-hourly electricity import data and calculated the optimum PV system size, which would maximise onsite usage and minimize export to the grid, in order to deliver the best possible ROI.

Using PVGIS (industry standard geo-locational PV generation software) we calculated that the PV system would generate an estimated 297,131 kWh per annum.

Myriad undertook the DNO application and gained approval from UK Power Networks. We also arranged for the structural survey of the roofs to be done and completed the Permitted Developments Rights application for them. The DNO required that the 363kW PV system would have to be export limited to 200kW, so we installed Solis Export Power Manager system to do this.

As always, we installed Tier 1 panels, in this case, JA Solar 550w modules and Solis inverters, which are one of the most trusted inverter brands in the solar sector.

Myriad then installed the PV system quickly and professionally with the minimum of disruption to the busy on-site business activities.

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