Operating profile
When the site uses electricity, critical loads, shutdown windows and future operational changes.
Commercial solar planning
Structure the project before it becomes a procurement problem.
Create a more useful early brief for facilities, operations, property, finance and decision-makers.
Commercial projects often depend as much on stakeholder alignment and operating constraints as they do on roof area.
A decision-ready brief
Bring technical, operational and commercial questions into the same room.
A commercial solar conversation can involve landlords, tenants, facilities teams, owners, procurement, finance and external specialists. A structured brief helps reduce gaps between them.
Property control
Ownership, tenancy, roof rights, shared areas, access and building management responsibilities.
Project governance
Who sponsors, approves, reviews and ultimately signs off the next stage.
Procurement context
Scope clarity, comparison criteria, warranties, maintenance and supplier accountability.
Common property types
Different operations create different solar questions.
The examples below are starting points only. Every site still requires individual technical and commercial review.
RETAIL
Retail and showrooms
Opening hours, cooling loads, landlord coordination and customer-facing work constraints.
WORKSPACE
Offices and shared workplaces
Daytime demand, common areas, lease terms and stakeholder approvals.
LIGHT INDUSTRY
Workshops and light industrial
Equipment loads, roof access, shutdown planning and electrical infrastructure.
Better questions before comparison
Before supplier comparison
Define what a useful proposal must explain.
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Scope boundariesWhat is included, excluded and dependent on further survey.
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AssumptionsUsage, tariffs, operating hours, roof condition and system performance assumptions.
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Long-term responsibilitiesMonitoring, maintenance, warranties, access and ownership of equipment.