Solar Panel Design and Installation
A complete solar panel installation for your Northampton property, from the first roof survey through to commissioning and handover.
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Solar Panel Installation Northampton
Appleby Electrical Contractors design, install and maintain solar panel systems for homes and businesses across Northampton. We start by surveying your property, size the system around the electricity you actually use, and see the work through with our own MCS certified and NICEIC approved team.
- Free survey and written quotation
- Solar panels, battery storage and servicing
- Domestic and commercial installations
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Accredited and certified for solar work
Solar Panel Installers in Northampton
Solar installations designed around your property
We have worked as electrical contractors across Northamptonshire for more than fourteen years, and solar sits naturally alongside that. A panel array is an electrical installation that happens to be on a roof, so it rewards the same care as any other part of your system.
That thinking shapes how we quote. Rather than reaching for a standard package, we come out and look at the property: the pitch and orientation of the roof, what shades it and at what time of day, the condition of the tiles or slates, and how your consumer unit is arranged. Those findings decide the design, so the system we propose is sized around what your household or business genuinely uses rather than around whatever the roof could hold.
From there the job stays with us. Scaffolding, mounting, wiring, commissioning and the handover of your certification are all carried out by our own MCS certified and NICEIC approved team, which keeps the responsibility in one place from the first visit to the last.
- More than fourteen years working as electrical contractors
- MCS certified, NICEIC approved and RECC members
- Domestic and commercial installations across Northamptonshire
- All work insured and guaranteed
What We Do
Our solar panel installation services in Northampton
Because the whole job stays in house, we can look after a system for as long as you own it. The four services below cover that span, from the first survey right through to a fault call years after the panels went up.
Solar Battery Storage
Store the electricity your panels generate during the day and use it in the evening, rather than exporting it back to the grid.
Read MoreSolar Panel Maintenance and Repairs
Servicing, fault finding and repairs that keep an existing solar installation generating what it should.
Read MoreCommercial Solar Installation
Larger arrays for business premises across Northampton, designed around daytime demand and site constraints.
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Reasons Northampton homeowners choose us
Choosing an installer matters as much as choosing the panels, not least because of who you will be dealing with years down the line. Here is what comes with us.
MCS Certified
Certification is what allows an installation to qualify for the Smart Export Guarantee, so the electricity your panels send back to the grid can be paid for rather than simply given away.
Insured and Guaranteed
Every installation is insured and guaranteed, and as members of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code we are held to set standards on how we quote, contract and keep you informed.
Quoted in Writing
Your quotation arrives in writing with the system design and the finance options set out alongside it, so you can weigh it up in your own time rather than on the doorstep.
One Trade, Whole Job
If the work needs a consumer unit change or alterations to your distribution board, that is our trade as well, so nothing waits on a second contractor to come and finish it.
Battery Storage
Keep the power you generate
One question comes up more than any other once people start looking into solar, and it is what happens to the electricity you do not use. Panels generate most in the middle of the day, which in a great many Northampton households is precisely when the place is empty. With nowhere to put it, that surplus goes back to the grid and you buy it again at a higher rate come the evening.
A battery closes that gap by holding what you generate until you want it, so far more of your own electricity ends up being used in the property. We fit them alongside new installations and retrofit them to systems already on the roof, sizing the capacity to your generation and to the hours you actually draw power rather than to the largest unit on the shelf.
- Fitted with new systems or retrofitted to existing solar
- Hybrid and AC coupled inverter options
- Backup supply to selected circuits where the system allows
How It Works
Three steps to your solar installation
None of this needs to be complicated. Getting a quotation for solar panels in Northampton takes three stages, and you are under no obligation at any of them.
1
Send Us Your Details
Start by telling us where the property is and what you are hoping to achieve. A postcode, a rough idea of your electricity usage and the type of roof you have is plenty to work with.
2
We Survey and Quote
Next we come out and take proper measure of the roof, the shading and your existing electrical setup. That visit is what produces your written quotation, with the system design and the finance options set out alongside it.
3
We Install and Commission
When you are happy to go ahead, we book the work for a time that suits you. Our own team installs, tests and commissions the system, then hands over your MCS and electrical certification before leaving site.
Recent Work
Solar installations we have carried out
A few jobs from around the county, taking in the panels themselves and the inverter and battery work that sits behind them.
Where We Work
Solar panel installation across Northampton
Northampton keeps us busy across a real mix of housing. We work on the Victorian terraces around Abington and Far Cotton, where the fixing detail and the state of the roof covering both need thinking about, and on the newer estates at Upton and Wootton, which tend to be more straightforward although the pitches are often shallower to work with.
Further out, we cover the rest of Northamptonshire from our base in Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden included, and we travel into Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire as well. If you are unsure whether your property falls inside that, simply ask and we will tell you.
- Abington
- Duston
- Kingsthorpe
- Far Cotton
- Weston Favell
- Wootton
- Hardingstone
- Moulton
- Brackmills
- Upton
- Great Billing
- Brixworth
Questions
Solar panel installation FAQs
The questions that come up most often when people are weighing solar up. If yours is not among them, ask us directly and we will answer it properly.
Do you install solar panels in Northampton?
Yes. Solar panel installation across Northampton and the surrounding Northamptonshire area is what this part of our business does. We work on domestic properties and on commercial premises, and we also cover Wellingborough, Kettering, Rushden and the wider region from our base in Wellingborough.
Are you MCS certified for solar panel installation?
We are. Appleby Plumbing & Electrical Services Limited is MCS certified and NICEIC approved, and we are members of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code. MCS certification matters because it is the standard your installation needs to meet in order to qualify for the Smart Export Guarantee.
How long does a solar panel installation take?
Most domestic installations in Northampton are completed within a few days once scaffolding is up, including the wiring and commissioning. Larger commercial arrays take longer and are programmed around your site. We will give you a realistic timescale with your quotation rather than after work has started.
Will my roof in Northampton be suitable for solar panels?
Most roofs are, but it depends on pitch, orientation, shading and the condition of the roof covering. South facing roofs perform best, though east and west facing arrays work well too. We survey the property before quoting so that what we tell you is based on your roof rather than a general assumption.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels in Northampton?
In most cases solar panels on a domestic roof fall under permitted development and do not need planning permission. Listed buildings and properties in conservation areas are the usual exceptions. We will flag anything that looks like it needs checking with the local authority during your consultation.
Can I add battery storage to my solar system?
Yes, either as part of a new installation or as a retrofit to a system that is already in place. Battery storage lets you keep the electricity your panels generate during the day and use it in the evening instead of exporting it. We size the battery to your generation and your usage pattern.
Do you service solar panels that another company installed?
We do. We service, fault find and repair existing solar installations across Northampton regardless of who fitted them, including inverter faults, underperforming panels, optimiser failures and monitoring that has stopped reporting.
How do I get a quotation for solar panels?
Call us on 01933 697 231, email solar@applebyelectric.com, or send us the details of your property through the enquiry form on this website. We will arrange a survey and put a written, no obligation quotation together for you.
Get Started
Request a free solar quotation
Send us a few details and we will arrange a time to come and look at the property. The quotation itself costs nothing, and there is no obligation to go ahead once you have it in front of you.
- A visit to the property, not a desktop estimate
- Finance options explained in writing
- MCS certification issued on completion
You can also reach us on 01933 697 231 or 07879 553 063, or email solar@applebyelectric.com.
Solar Panel Installation Northampton
Ready to talk about solar for your property?
Whether you know exactly what you want or are only starting to look into it, we are happy to talk it through. Call us, drop us an email, or send an enquiry and we will take it from there.