Solar PV savings for sports venues.
With energy bills rising, the cost of running a leisure centre or sports venue is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Heating vast swimming pools and running sports equipment and lighting around the clock have led to 77 council owned leisure centres closing their doors across the UK between 2021 and 2024, according to a Lords report.
Despite these difficulties, most centres and venues benefit from huge roof spaces, perfect for rooftop solar installations. Using free solar energy generated by solar PV panels can offset rising costs, and as a high energy user, payback times can be as little as 3-7 years.
Energy resilience for leisure centres and sports venues.
There’s nothing worse than when lights go out in a stadium during a big game. Avoid unexpected blackouts and keep your centre up and running when needed with battery storage.
Coupled with solar PV, you can use free solar energy at night or in peak grid times. That way, the game stays on and the fans stay happy.
We can help install chargers under grant schemes (e.g. Workplace Charging Scheme, EV Infrastructure Grants) reducing upfront costs and ensuring compliance with charging regulations.
For leisure centres, this means you can open 24/7 to cater to your members and keep providing competitive membership prices.
Offer EV charging to your members.
Consumers are moving towards electric vehicles (EVs), spurred by incoming government policies, government grants, and a cheaper way of travelling. Capitalise on this by providing your members or guests with EV charging for a cost.
Build a solar carport to use your solar energy to charge vehicles. You’ll be creating a new revenue stream for your business and a perk for your members.
Plus, EV chargers have been shown to uplift dwell time, giving your members an excuse to spend more time in your centre, potentially increasing your revenue.
Grants for solar PV.
While the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS)’s current wave is coming to an end, there are other ways to fund renewable energy for leisure centres and sports venues.
Sport England solar funding can provide grants of up to £1 million for decarbonising sports and leisure venues. They have already helped leisure and sports centres lower their costs, and we can help you apply.
If you are not eligible for a Sport England grant, but do not have the upfront investment needed for solar, we can also help you navigate funding options that require little or no upfront cost, such as PPAs or hire purchase, through our partners.
Solar maintenance for leisure centres.
Don’t let your renewable assets become a headache. We can monitor and maintain your systems with our O&M contracts, keeping them working year round.
Our O&M team are dedicated to maintenance, providing our clients with some of the fastest fault response times in the industry. As soon as our monitoring systems detect any issues with your system, we’ll send someone out to correct it.
Renewable energy systems for sports venues and leisure facilities need to be serviced annually to avoid keep them at their most efficient. As part of our O&M contracts, we’ll plan this in and provide you with reporting on our findings.
If we didn’t install your system, we can still monitor and maintain it. Ask us for a free survey today.
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