GRID insights
Practical commercial thinking for UK businesses investing in solar, battery storage, EV charging and on-site power. Written by people who look at the load profile before the monthly payment.
Featured · Company announcement
UK businesses can now ask GRID to compare an on-site Power Purchase Agreement with ownership and finance routes as part of the same commercial energy conversation.
17 September 2026 · 5 min read
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Tax and cash flow
Solar is special rate plant, which changes the allowance route completely. Here is how UK businesses usually approach the year one tax position on a commercial solar investment.
10 September 2026 · 7 min read
Sector insight
Connection reform has changed how projects queue for capacity. For commercial sites the practical risk is unchanged: the grid connection decides the programme and often the budget.
3 September 2026 · 7 min read
EV infrastructure
Chargepoint hardware is the visible cost. Groundworks, power and software are where workplace charging budgets are won or lost.
27 August 2026 · 6 min read
Energy strategy
Most businesses negotiate the unit rate and ignore the rest of the bill. The non commodity elements are where on-site generation quietly changes the numbers.
19 August 2026 · 6 min read
Battery storage
A battery earns from several places at once. Understanding which of those are savings and which are market revenues is the difference between a fundable project and a hopeful one.
12 August 2026 · 7 min read
Practical guide
Before anyone quotes kilowatts, look at the site's half hourly data. It answers more questions about a project than any survey.
5 August 2026 · 6 min read
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Start with the project, not the paperwork. Tell us about the site, the equipment you are considering and what you want it to achieve. We come back within 24 hours with a clear view on how it could be funded, and an honest answer if it does not stack up.
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