50kWp Solar PV Across6 Lok'nStore Sites
Circa 50kWp across six Lok'nStore self-storage sites between 2016 and 2020, delivered with Kingspan. Self-storage buildings offer large, simple, uncluttered roofs above steady lighting and security loads — a straightforward and effective solar fit.
Project summary
Circa 50kWp across six Lok'nStore self-storage sites between 2016 and 2020, delivered with Kingspan. Self-storage buildings offer large, simple, uncluttered roofs above steady lighting and security loads — a straightforward and effective solar fit.
- Client Lok'nStore / Kingspan
- Scale Circa 50kWp × 6 sites
- Completed 2016 – 2020
- Location 6 Lok'nStore sites, UK
- Service Self-storage solar
- Installer MARA Electrical — NICEIC approved, MCS certified, based in Queensferry, Deeside
Simple Roofs, Steady Loads
Self-storage is an unglamorous but genuinely well-suited host for commercial photovoltaics.
- Client
- Lok'nStore
- Main contractor
- Kingspan
- Programme
- 6 sites
- Typical size
- Circa 50kWp per site
- Completed
- 2016 – 2020
- Delivered by
- MARA Electrical — MCS certified, NICEIC approved
Six Sites Over Four Years
Self-storage buildings are essentially large, simple sheds. From a solar perspective that is close to perfect: broad uninterrupted roof planes, very little rooftop plant, and no complex shading to design around.
The load beneath is modest but constant — lighting through the corridors, security systems, access control, climate control in some units, and office space at the front. It runs through the day, which means generation is consumed rather than exported.
We delivered circa 50kWp at each of six sites over four years, working through Kingspan. Spreading a programme across that period demands consistency: the site completed in 2020 had to match the one completed in 2016.
Multi-Site Programme
Circa 50kWp per site across six self-storage facilities over four years.
~50kWp Per Site
Photovoltaic systems installed across six Lok'nStore facilities between 2016 and 2020.
Individual Site Design
Each building surveyed, designed and notified separately to its local network operator.
Consistency Over Time
The same specification and standard maintained across a programme spanning four years.
MCS Certified Throughout
Certification and documentation matched across every site in the programme.
The Lok'nStore Programme
What Lok'nStore Got
300kWp Across the Estate
Circa 50kWp at each of six sites, adding meaningful renewable capacity to the portfolio.
Reduced Running Costs
Generation offsetting lighting, security and access control load at each facility.
A Repeatable Template
A proven model that can be rolled out to further sites as the estate grows.
Consistent Documentation
MCS and electrical certification produced identically across all six sites.
Solar for Storage, Trade & Light Industrial
Self-storage, trade counters, light industrial units and warehousing all share the same helpful characteristics: simple roofs, modest but steady daytime loads, and owners with a direct interest in reducing service charges and running costs.
There is a great deal of that building stock across Deeside Industrial Park, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Broughton and the Chester trade parks. If you own or operate one, the numbers are usually better than people expect.
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 Lok n Store Solar PV project?
MARA Electrical carried out the Lok n Store Solar PV project for Lok'nStore / 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 Lok n Store Solar PV installation?
The Lok n Store Solar PV installation is Circa 50kWp × 6 sites. It was completed in 2016 – 2020 at 6 Lok'nStore sites, UK.
When was the Lok n Store Solar PV project completed?
The Lok n Store Solar PV project was completed in 2016 – 2020.
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.
Simple Roof, Steady Savings
Storage, trade and light industrial units are often overlooked for solar. Free feasibility survey across Deeside, Chester, Wrexham and North Wales.
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