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Philip Dennis Foodservice Turned Their Roof Into £2,400,000

In 2024, Spirit Energy installed 1,636 solar panels for Phillip Dennis Foodservice Ltd in Oxfordshire. The system is expected to save over £85,000 in the first year, should pay for itself in under four years, and save over £2,400,000 on electricity bills over 25 years.

Businesses in a similar situation to Phillip Dennis Foodservice are wasting over £7,000 per month on electricity bills.

"Spirit Energy were proactive, gave sound technical advice, and designed a system to suit our needs. Spirit worked seemlessly to deliver the project on time, on budget, and with minimal disruption to our business. I would have no hesitation in recommending them"

-Managing Director of Phillip Dennis Foodservice Ltd, Peter Dennis

Farms are perfectly placed to benefit from solar, with large roofs, open land, and high daytime electricity usage. Spirit has worked with arable, dairy, and poultry farms to cut energy bills, improve margins, and make use of unused space through rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems. We handle everything from feasibility studies and planning applications to installation and maintenance, ensuring systems are safe, efficient, and built to last. With support available via government grants and Power Purchase Agreements, you can often install solar at no upfront cost – turning energy overheads into long-term savings.

Spirit has supported care homes across the UK in cutting energy costs, boosting resilience, and meeting sustainability targets through bespoke solar installations. With high daytime energy usage and large, underused rooftops, care homes are ideal candidates for solar, enabling significant bill reductions, improved EPC ratings, and protection from rising energy prices. Whether you’re looking to reduce your carbon footprint or lower overheads, we offer full support from feasibility to financing, installation, and maintenance. Solar can even be installed at no upfront cost through Power Purchase Agreements, helping future-proof your care home while demonstrating a clear commitment to environmental responsibility.

Corporate offices can make a strong business and environmental case for solar. By generating clean electricity onsite, offices can cut energy bills, reduce Scope 2 emissions, and strengthen ESG performance. Solar is not only a cost-saving measure but also a marketing tool, demonstrating visible commitment to sustainability that resonates with clients, investors, and staff. Spirit provides end-to-end support, from feasibility and design through to installation and maintenance, with flexible funding options including Power Purchase Agreements that require no upfront cost. For businesses, solar delivers measurable savings, long-term protection from rising energy prices, and a powerful way to showcase leadership in environmental responsibility.

Data centres can cut operating costs and strengthen ESG commitments by generating clean electricity onsite with solar. High, continuous demand makes solar an effective way to reduce grid reliance, lower Scope 2 emissions, and improve resilience. Spirit handles feasibility, design, installation, and maintenance, with funding options such as Power Purchase Agreements that require no upfront cost, making solar a practical long-term upgrade for power-intensive facilities.

Golf courses are ideally positioned to benefit from solar, with extensive clubhouse rooftops and open land well suited to panels. By producing clean electricity onsite, they can cut daytime energy bills, reduce Scope 2 emissions, and strengthen their sustainability credentials. Solar is not only a cost-saving measure but also a powerful marketing tool, showcasing a visible commitment to environmental responsibility that appeals to members, visitors, and sponsors. Spirit provides full support, from feasibility and design through to installation and maintenance, with funding options such as Power Purchase Agreements meaning no upfront cost. For golf clubs, solar offers a practical way to mitigate high daytime energy usage while demonstrating leadership in sustainable leisure management.

Healthcare sites can stabilise rising energy costs and support their sustainability goals by adding onsite solar generation. With theatres, labs, diagnostics, and essential services running continuously, solar helps reduce pressure on budgets while lowering carbon impact across the estate. Spirit delivers tailored system design, installation, and long-term support, with financing options such as PPAs that remove upfront barriers and make solar a practical step for hospitals and healthcare operators aiming for cleaner, more efficient operations.

Hotels can make meaningful cuts to their energy spend and strengthen their sustainability profile by installing onsite solar generation. With kitchens, laundry, air conditioning, and guest services creating steady demand, solar offers a dependable way to reduce reliance on the grid and shrink the property’s carbon footprint. It also supports brand value, with visible environmental action increasingly influencing guest choices and corporate travel policies. Spirit designs and delivers systems specifically for the hospitality sector, managing surveys, engineering, installation, and long-term support. Financing routes make it easy for hotels to benefit from lower energy costs while improving their environmental performance.

Spirit has helped over 50 schools take control of their energy use, reduce carbon emissions and reinvest savings back into education. We offer tailored solar panel solutions for primary schools, secondary schools and academies, supporting everything from initial feasibility to installation and ongoing maintenance. With options like Power Purchase Agreements and grant support, schools can benefit from solar with no upfront cost, cutting energy bills by up to 70% and turning rooftops into learning tools for science and sustainability.

Service stations can cut operating costs and improve sustainability by installing solar to generate clean electricity onsite. With lighting, refrigeration, EV charging, kitchens, and retail operations running throughout the day, solar helps reduce grid dependence and lowers carbon emissions across the site. It also strengthens brand perception, demonstrating a clear move toward cleaner, more efficient operations. Spirit designs and installs systems suited to both roof and canopy layouts, providing full project management from assessment through to maintenance. There are also financing options for your solar investment, which we are happy to help you explore.

With their large, unobstructed rooftops and high daytime energy usage, warehouses are perfectly suited to solar. At Spirit, we help warehouse operators cut costs, increase grid independence, and meet ESG goals with low-maintenance, high-output solar systems. Whether your focus is financial return, future-proofing, or sustainability, we offer end-to-end support, from feasibility and design to installation and maintenance. Solar can be funded through options like Power Purchase Agreements, meaning no upfront cost and the potential for early positive cashflow. It’s a smart investment that also strengthens your site’s resilience and improves your EPC rating.

Vishal Giga
Operations Director

Joined Spirit in 2010

Vishal joined Spirit Energy a few months after Erica and Ian founded the business in 2010 as a project manager, and is now our Operations Director. All of our project managers and installers are in-house, and Vishal oversees them all and is in charge of making sure that every project goes smoothly and is installed on time. Vish has a wealth of experience with both commercial and residential projects, and directly manages every commercial project that we do, including our installations at Philip Dennis Foodservice in April 2024, and Hansgrohe's headquarters in September 2024.

Care Home Saves Over £18,000 with Solar Panels

Ashlyn's Care Home, run by B&M Care Homes, is projected to save £18,898 in its first year of operation after Spirit Energy designed and installed a 116.03 kWp rooftop solar system. The system is expected to generate 99,845 kWh a year, covering roughly 70% of the home's electricity use from its own roof. With a six-year payback period and a 19% internal rate of return, the installation aligns directly with the financial performance of Spirit Energy’s wider care home portfolio.

What Happens After My Solar Installation Is Completed?

Posted by Alicja Kopinska on 04 Sept 2026

Your MCS certificate should reach you within 30 days of your system being commissioned, and without it no supplier will pay you for exported electricity under the Smart Export Guarantee. That deadline sits with MCS rather than with your installer, and it applies to certified domestic installations across the UK. The month after commissioning is when the certificate, the grid paperwork and the export application all need to happen, and none of the three is automatic.

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Philip Dennis Foodservice Turned Their Roof Into £2,400,000

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