Should care homes install solar panels? With rising electricity prices, 24 hour energy demand, and growing ESG pressure, solar PV is becoming one of the most effective cost control tools available to UK care providers.
In this video, we explain exactly why solar makes so much sense for care homes, how it works in practice, and how some care providers are reducing electricity bills by over 50 percent with no upfront cost.
We visit St Luke’s Care Home in Reading, part of the B&M Care portfolio, where rooftop solar is being installed across 22 sites. Once complete, the scheme is expected to save around £310,000 per year on electricity and cut more than 370 tonnes of CO2 annually.
You will learn:
• How solar panels work in a care home environment
• Why daytime electricity usage makes care homes ideal for solar PV
• How much electricity bills can realistically be reduced
• What installation looks like on a live care home site
• How Power Purchase Agreements allow solar to be installed with no capital outlay
• How solar supports ESG goals and long term energy cost stability
Care homes operate some of the most energy intensive buildings in the UK. Heating, laundry, catering, lighting, and medical equipment run all day, every day. Solar allows a significant proportion of that electricity to be generated on site at a fixed, predictable cost for decades.
We also explain how fully funded solar works through a Power Purchase Agreement. Under a PPA, a third party funds the system, and the care home buys the electricity at a discounted rate, typically 20 to 40 percent cheaper than grid prices. There is no upfront cost, no maintenance burden, and no operational risk.
At Spirit Energy, we have over 15 years of experience designing and installing commercial solar PV systems for care homes, schools, manufacturers, and public sector organisations across the UK. Our focus is simple: minimise disruption, maximise performance, and deliver predictable savings.
If you manage or operate a care home and want to reduce energy costs, improve sustainability, or explore fully funded solar options, we can model system size, savings, and funding routes tailored to your site.
Visit our website or contact the team to find out what solar could achieve for your care home.
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Watch on of our client’s solar journey which shows the process of getting solar from point of enquiry through to the design, survey, modelling, project management, installation, and handover: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYJBYT3S7zDtOfVhCJEy1PFzEuI1g0OXy&si=wqd90WxSw8YrOrXe
00:00 Is Solar Worth It For Care Homes?
1:40 How solar works for care homes
3:20 Why solar makes sense for care homes
4:45 How solar can be fully funded for care homes
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