Commercial property solar guides
Written for owners, landlords, investors and asset managers — not occupiers. Every regulatory claim is dated and sourced, because in this niche accuracy is what separates a specialist from a generalist still quoting the dead "EPC B by 2030" line.
Compliance
Ownership & leases
The Split Incentive Solved: Who Pays, Who Saves
The five owner routes through the split incentive, compared.
Roof Lease vs PPA vs Licence: Sell the Roof or Fund It?
Sell-the-roof mechanics: lease vs licence vs PPA, consents and reversion.
Landlord–Tenant PPA & Private Wire
Selling solar to your tenant: behind-the-meter, private wire and sleeved PPAs.
Common-Parts Solar for Multi-Let Landlords
Offset landlord-paid common-parts power — no split incentive, no tenant consent on consumption.
Green Leases & Solar: Sharing Cost and Benefit
Green-lease cost sharing, the BBP toolkit, and the service-charge truth.
Asset value
Portfolio
Funding
Capital Allowances & Funding for Owners
AIA vs full expensing on solar, the leasing exclusion, s.198, and funding routes.
Commercial Solar Finance Options
Cash, asset finance, lease, loan or PPA — compared for owners.
Commercial Solar PPAs Explained
How a power purchase agreement delivers solar at zero capex.
The Smart Export Guarantee for Business
How businesses get paid for exported solar — and why it is a top-up.
Planning
ESG
Due diligence
Technology
Operations
Technical
Comparison
Buy vs Lease vs PPA for Commercial Solar
Three ways to fund commercial solar, compared for owners.
Commercial Solar vs Heat Pumps
Two decarbonisation levers — and why they work together.
Commercial Solar With or Without Battery
When a battery pays — and when solar alone is the better call.
Rooftop vs Ground-Mount vs Solar Carport
Three ways to site a commercial array, compared.
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