Solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for Derby homes, designed and installed by our team from Mickleover, about four miles from the city centre.
Our office is at Grassy Court on Etwall Road in Mickleover, on the west side of Derby. We started here in October 2020 fitting EV chargers unconfirmed, and today we design and install solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for homes across the city and the villages around it.
Being close matters after the panels go up as well as before. Surveys are easy to arrange, and if anything needs looking at later, we're a short drive away.
Parts of Derby we cover:
and nearby villages including Hilton, Etwall, Findern, Borrowash and Ockbrook unconfirmed.
Mercia Electrical Ltd, Unit 6 Grassy Court, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0BX unconfirmed
We're on the west side of the city, about four miles from the centre and a few minutes from the A38 and A516 unconfirmed. We come to you for the survey; you don't need to visit us.
A few of the homes and businesses we've worked for nearby.
Trevor came to us after a national installer walked away on installation day. We took over his grid paperwork, worked alongside his roofer and fitted a 16-panel GSE in-roof system with a Tesla Powerwall 3. After a full year, Trevor told us it had saved him £1,560 unconfirmed.
Read Trevor's story (no link until his project page exists)
Eight 480 W LONGi panels, a 3.68 kW inverter and an EcoFlow PowerOcean battery with two 5 kWh modules. With an inverter this size, we only had to notify the network operator after the install, so it went ahead soon after the survey unconfirmed.
Three 7 kW dual pedestal chargers, including the groundworks unconfirmed.
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Tell us a little about your home and we'll call you back, usually within one working day unconfirmed.
On-roof and in-roof panels, designed around your roof and how your household uses electricity.
Store your solar power, or cheaper overnight electricity, to use in the evening.
A home charger fitted safely to your supply, with smart charging set up for your tariff.
Commercial solar and workplace EV charging, in Derby and across the UK.
Derby has a bit of everything, from Victorian terraces to new estates. These are the things we look at on a survey here unconfirmed.
In areas like Normanton, Pear Tree and the West End, roofs are often smaller and split by chimneys and back extensions, with little side access. We plan the panels around the roof you have, and arrange the scaffold, including a council licence if it has to stand on the pavement.
Many homes in Allestree, Littleover and Chaddesden have hipped roofs, which leave less room on each slope. We often spread the panels over two slopes, or suggest in-roof panels where the roof is being redone anyway.
Some newer homes in Mickleover, Hilton and Chellaston came with a small solar system from the builder. Adding a battery or more panels can make more of it, so we check what's already there first.
Parts of Derby, including Friar Gate and Darley Abbey, are conservation areas, and Darley Abbey is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Most home solar doesn't need planning permission, but a listed building does, and some conservation areas have extra rules. We check before we design, and help with the application if one is needed.
Derby's local electricity network is run by National Grid Electricity Distribution (formerly Western Power Distribution). Systems with an inverter up to 3.68 kW only need us to notify them after installation (G98). Bigger systems, or a battery that takes the total higher, need their approval before we install (G99). We make both applications for you.
Before adding a battery or an EV charger to an older home, we check the fuse box (consumer unit) and earthing. If an upgrade is needed, it's in your quote from the start.
"After 8 months of working with a large national energy company, who walked away on the installation day, a friend recommended Mercia Electrical to install a Solar/battery solution. … Mercia quickly migrated the existing paperwork/permits to their control, thereby avoiding further delays. … A great team to work with, you'll be in safe hands."
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We're MCS certified and NICEIC approved, so your system qualifies for export payments and our work is checked by independent assessors.
Survey, design, installation, the grid application, your certificates and aftercare, all handled by us.
Find a cheaper like-for-like quote from another MCS-certified installer in Derby or the Midlands and we'll match it and take £100 off unconfirmed. Terms apply.
Every home installation comes with a 14-day cooling-off period, and finance is available through our finance partners. Finance is subject to status.
Solar panels in Derby cost the same as across the rest of our area unconfirmed. Our home systems start from about £5,000 without a battery and about £7,000 with one unconfirmed. See our solar panel prices by system size. For a quick figure for your own roof, the online designer gives you a price in a few minutes unconfirmed.
Usually not. Most roof-mounted panels on houses are allowed without an application. You'll need permission for a listed building, and some conservation areas have extra rules. We check this for your address before we design anything, and help with the application if one is needed.
Yes. We notify National Grid Electricity Distribution after installation for smaller systems, or apply for approval beforehand for larger ones, and we handle the paperwork either way.
Often, yes. The number of panels depends on how much clear roof there is once chimneys, windows and back extensions are allowed for. We'll show you the layout before you decide.
All of it, from Mickleover and Littleover to Chaddesden, Spondon and Chellaston, and the villages around the city unconfirmed. If you're unsure, put your postcode in the form above.
In most cases, yes unconfirmed. We check your existing inverter and wiring at the survey and tell you which batteries will work with them.
Design your system online in a few minutes, or call us and we'll talk it through.
Battery or EV charger? Request a call back
We look at your roof, your usage and your electrics.
A system designed around how you use power, with a clear written quote.
Installation, grid paperwork, handover and support.
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