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Dependent on system size, Novalux can install your solar PV system from 8 weeks of order. A typical commercial battery retrofit installs in around 2 weeks. Before contracts are signed you get a detailed breakdown of each project stage with indicative timelines.

The size depends on your energy consumption, available roof space and budget. We perform a detailed analysis that finds the best return on investment — best payback, not biggest install.

Most roof types are suitable, depending on condition, angle and orientation. Roofs with asbestos can still take solar PV, assessed case by case. Where the roof is the constraint, ground-mounted systems free the design from the building entirely.

No — design, installation and maintenance are all done by our own in-house, MCS-accredited team, with NAPIT and RECC registration.

Solar-plus-battery systems typically pay back in 2–5 years, after which the electricity generated is essentially free. Solar-only systems run longer. Your Quick Quote includes the payback figures for your site, modelled on your real consumption.

As a guide from our real quotes: a 50kWp system runs roughly £47,500–£66,000 and a 1MWp system £440,000–£615,000, ex VAT. The cost calculator gives a budget range for your size in seconds.

No live UK-wide grant, but the tax picture is strong: 100% year-one relief on up to £1m via the Annual Investment Allowance, and the equipment is exempt from business rates until 2035. Welsh farms can access 3% fixed-rate loans. See the grants page for every live scheme with sources.

Yes — Power Purchase Agreements, rental and hire purchase up to 10 years all run with £0 upfront. Under a PPA the provider owns, maintains and insures the system and you just buy the power at an agreed rate.

Yes. AC-coupled systems add a battery to almost any existing installation without replacing your panels or inverter. We size storage to your generation profile and how your site actually uses power.

Every 30 minutes it makes the call for your battery — buy grid energy while it’s cheap, use your generation on site, store it, or sell it against live tariffs and grid signals. Peak shaving, load shifting and grid-services revenue, with nobody watching a dashboard.

It depends on your half-hourly consumption, your generation profile and your tariff. We model all three and quote the battery size with the fastest payback, alongside 25-year cashflow and NPV for each option.

Yes. Solar generates through the day, the battery carries evenings and overnight loads, and a backup generator covers extended dull periods — all sized from your half-hourly consumption so the site stays powered year-round.

Hybrid mode: your limited supply covers baseload while solar and storage carry the peaks. Connection upgrades are commonly quoted in years; an off-grid or hybrid system is typically designed, consented and installed within months.

Solar PV can be installed off-grid as a standalone system, with a battery to maximise power usage — or we can support a supply upgrade as part of the project.

Minimal but not zero — periodic cleaning and inspection keep output at design level, and many insurers now expect evidence of routine maintenance. Novalux packages cover cleaning, drone surveys and annual servicing.

Every system we build joins the fleet we monitor and maintain — around 50 commercial systems and counting. Underperformance is flagged automatically against the design baseline, not discovered at the annual visit.