50kWp Solar PV Across~40 Aldi Stores
Circa 50kWp systems at approximately forty Aldi stores, ongoing since 2016 — our largest multi-site rollout by number of sites. Forty separate buildings, forty structural situations, forty grid connections, and one consistent standard across all of them.
Project summary
Circa 50kWp systems at approximately forty Aldi stores, ongoing since 2016 — our largest multi-site rollout by number of sites. Forty separate buildings, forty structural situations, forty grid connections, and one consistent standard across all of them.
- Client Aldi / Kingspan
- Scale Circa 50kWp × ~40 stores
- Completed 2016 – ongoing
- Location ~40 Aldi stores, UK
- Service Retail solar rollout
- Installer MARA Electrical — NICEIC approved, MCS certified, based in Queensferry, Deeside
Forty Stores and Counting
The largest rollout in our portfolio by site count — a programme that has run for the better part of a decade.
- Client
- Aldi
- Main contractor
- Kingspan
- Programme
- Approximately 40 stores
- Typical size
- Circa 50kWp per store
- Status
- 2016 – ongoing
- Delivered by
- MARA Electrical — MCS certified, NICEIC approved
Scale Through Repetition
Aldi has expanded rapidly across the UK, and solar has been part of that expansion. Since 2016 we have installed circa 50kWp systems at approximately forty of its stores, working through Kingspan.
Individually, 50kWp is a modest commercial array. Collectively, forty of them represent around two megawatts of generation — comparable to our largest single-site installation, but spread across forty locations, forty roofs and forty separate network operator regions.
The challenge is entirely different from a single large array. Rather than one complex engineering problem, you have forty straightforward ones that must each be executed identically, efficiently and without a single store closing its doors.
High-Volume Rollout
A repeatable installation model applied consistently across approximately forty retail sites.
~50kWp Per Store
Photovoltaic systems of circa 50kWp installed across approximately forty Aldi store roofs.
Standardised Delivery
A repeatable installation and commissioning process that keeps quality consistent and programme times predictable.
Individual Site Compliance
Each store separately surveyed, designed, notified and certified — standardisation never means skipping the site-specific work.
Trading Maintained
Every installation delivered above an open, trading store.
The Aldi Programme
What Aldi Got
Circa 2MWp Across the Estate
Around forty systems totalling approximately two megawatts of renewable generation across the store portfolio.
A Scalable Model
A proven, repeatable delivery process that scales cleanly as further stores are added to the programme.
Store-Level Savings
Each array offsets refrigeration, lighting and ventilation load at its own store, cutting operating cost site by site.
Consistent Compliance
MCS certification and electrical documentation delivered to the same standard at every one of approximately forty sites.
High-Volume Retail Solar
A forty-store programme is a genuine test of a contractor's systems: scheduling, materials, quality control and paperwork all have to work at volume without anything slipping through.
That discipline came from fifteen years as NICEIC approved electrical contractors, and it is the same discipline applied whether we are installing across forty Aldi stores or one commercial roof in Deeside, Chester or Wrexham.
Whatever your building type, we survey it, design for it and certify it. Talk to us about commercial solar panel installation, or browse the full solar portfolio.
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Questions About This Project
Who carried out the Aldi Stores Solar PV project?
MARA Electrical carried out the Aldi Stores Solar PV project for Aldi / Kingspan. MARA Electrical are NICEIC approved electrical contractors and MCS certified solar installers, based in Queensferry on Deeside, serving Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales.
How large is the Aldi Stores Solar PV installation?
The Aldi Stores Solar PV installation is Circa 50kWp × ~40 stores. It was completed in 2016 – ongoing at ~40 Aldi stores, UK.
When was the Aldi Stores Solar PV project completed?
The Aldi Stores Solar PV project was completed in 2016 – ongoing.
Does MARA Electrical work outside North Wales?
Yes. MARA Electrical are based in Queensferry, Deeside and serve Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales as their core area, but commercial projects have been delivered across the UK including Manchester, Liverpool, Kettering, Southampton, Norfolk and Scotland.
Rolling Out Solar Across Many Sites?
We have delivered solar across approximately forty stores for a single client. Whatever your estate size, we can model it, programme it and certify it consistently.
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