Insights
The knowledge behind the numbers.
Plain-English guides to commercial solar and battery storage, written by the team that designs and installs the systems — grid connections, payback, tax treatment, and how to make energy an asset.
Battery storage Commercial battery storage: seven ways a battery pays
The benefits of battery storage for UK businesses — price arbitrage, peak shaving, solar self-consumption, grid services, resilience and tax relief, explained with numbers.
27 August 2026
Operations Commercial solar maintenance: what a system actually needs
What maintaining a commercial solar and battery system involves — monitoring, inspections, cleaning, inverter care — and how automated operation catches problems before they cost yield.
27 August 2026
Grid connections DNO approval for commercial solar: G98, G99 and grid connections explained
What a DNO connection application involves for commercial solar and battery storage in the UK — G98 vs G99, export limitation, timescales and who handles it.
27 August 2026
The numbers Commercial solar payback in the UK: what actually drives it
What determines the payback period on commercial solar and battery systems in the UK — daytime load, tariff spread, export limits and tax relief — and what 2–4 year payback really requires.
27 August 2026
System design Off-grid solar system design for UK businesses
How off-grid and grid-independent solar systems are designed for commercial sites — load profiling, battery autonomy, generator integration, and when off-grid makes sense.
27 August 2026
Sectors Solar panels for farms and agricultural buildings
Why farm buildings suit commercial solar — big roofs, daytime loads, off-grid options — and what Novalux has delivered across UK agriculture, from poultry sheds to grain stores.
27 August 2026 The numbers Tax relief on commercial solar and batteries: capital allowances in 2026
How UK capital allowances apply to commercial solar and battery storage in 2026 — the £1m Annual Investment Allowance, full expensing, the 50% special-rate allowance and the new 40% FYA.
27 August 2026 Battery storage Grid services explained: how a commercial battery earns from the grid
How UK batteries earn beyond the meter — NESO's Dynamic Containment, Moderation and Regulation frequency services and the Balancing Mechanism, in plain English.
27 August 2026 System design EV charging for business fleets: why it belongs with your solar
How workplace and fleet EV charging integrates with commercial solar and battery storage — managing connection capacity, charging on your own generation, and designing the three together.
27 August 2026
Planning & consents Planning permission for commercial solar panels: what the rules actually say
When commercial rooftop solar needs planning permission in the UK — permitted development after the 2023 rule change, the exceptions that still apply, and how ground-mount differs.
27 August 2026 The numbers Half-hourly settlement is coming to every business: what it means for your energy costs
Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) is rolling out across 2026–27. Why the change makes when you use electricity matter as much as how much — and how solar and batteries turn it to your advantage.
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