Acre Road
M7 Real Estate · United Kingdom
A rooftop solar feasibility study across three warehouse buildings, with capacity, yield and cost modelled ahead of detailed design.
Part of our portfolio strategy for M7 Real Estate. Acre Road is one of two assets we examined up close, out of a solar analysis covering six countries.
Solar Array Design
3,073 panels, mapped to the roof
The full array fits within the available roof area across all three buildings, subject to detailed design and a structural assessment.
1,597 kWp
PV capacity
3,073
Panels, 3 buildings
1.34 GWh
Generation / yr
9.0–9.5%
IRR, full site
The Numbers
Main building vs. the full site
The main building justifies the investment on its own. Adding the other two roofs nearly doubles the revenue at a similar return.
85%
Performance ratio
984 kWh/kWp
P90 annual yield
0.5%/yr
System degradation
£0.16/kWh
Tenant electricity value
How It's Funded
A proposed structure that doesn't touch the building's own capital
The roof is leased to a dedicated solar vehicle at peppercorn rent; that vehicle owns, funds and sells the power — kept off the building’s balance sheet.
Fund
→
Building SPV
→
Solar SPV
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Tenant
1 — Roof Lease
Building SPV leases the roof and PV installation rights to the Solar SPV for peppercorn rent.
2 — PV Lease / Energy Services Agreement
Solar SPV installs and owns the system, and sells the power to the tenant — worth c. £100K a year, or billed on a £/kWh basis.
Our Process
Where the project stands
1
Site Survey
Complete
Roof structure and existing LV infrastructure assessed.
2
Design & Modelling
Complete
Array layout sized and P90 yield modelled.
3
Detailed Design
Next step
Structural sign-off and full engineering package.
4
Installation
Future phase
Panels, inverters and metering commissioned.
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