Solar Panel & Battery Installers in Leeds

Solar Base Energy is a free matching service, not an installer. You tell us about your Leeds home, and we pass your details to an MCS-certified installer who can quote for the work. The installer designs, fits and warrants the system.

We lead with batteries because stored solar is worth more than exported solar. In contrast, a panel-only system sends spare power to the grid at whatever rate your supplier pays. A battery lets a Headingley semi or a Roundhay detached home keep that power for the evening.

PVGIS, the European Commission's solar modelling tool, puts a 4 kWp array in Leeds at about 3,788 kWh a year. The model assumes a south-facing roof at 35 degrees with 14% system losses. Most UK home systems are 4 kW or smaller, so this is a fair yardstick.

However, your roof may face east or west, or sit in the shade of a tree. Each of those changes the result. Ask your installer for a model of your own roof, and ask to see the assumptions behind it.

A battery changes how you use that output. Without one, much of the midday power leaves your home. With one, you keep more of it for the evening, so you buy less from the grid.

Leeds is a city of semi-detached homes. The 2021 Census recorded 341,466 households, and 37.5% lived in semis. Terraced homes made up 25.0%, flats 22.0% and detached homes 15.5%, so many roofs are within easy reach.

Leeds City Council lists 80 conservation areas. Of those, 55 have a written plan for their care. Headingley, Roundhay and Horsforth are among them. Panels on a roof slope are usually still allowed there, although a wall facing the street is restricted.

Planning rules changed on 27 August 2026, according to the Planning Portal. Therefore, ask your installer to confirm what applies at your address. Listed buildings need consent in any location.

Northern Powergrid runs the power network across Yorkshire. It has a service centre in Leeds. Because boundaries can split a city, the operator's postcode checker confirms your area.

Surplus power can earn money under the Smart Export Guarantee. Licensed suppliers pay for exported solar, but each sets its own rate, which must be above zero. You need an MCS-certified system and a smart meter, so read how the Smart Export Guarantee works with a battery.

Rates vary widely. In October 2026, for example, Octopus's open tariff paid 4.1p per kWh and British Gas's non-customer tariff paid 3p. Therefore, check current rates before you choose.

Solar Together West Yorkshire, run with iChoosr, opened in 2024 and completed in March 2025, according to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. We cannot confirm a current round, so check the authority's page. Meanwhile, we have not confirmed an official Leeds scheme for this page.

Nationally, solar panels and home batteries are VAT-free at 0% until 31 March 2027. The rate is due to revert to 5% from 1 April 2027, according to HMRC. Meanwhile, low-income households in lower-rated homes may ask their council about the Warm Homes: Local Grant.

Ask for MCS certification, since it is the quality mark for installers and products. Without it, you cannot claim export payments. Panels follow the MIS 3002 standard, while batteries follow MIS 3012.

Compare quotes like for like. Check the usable battery capacity, the inverter type, the warranty terms and what the price includes. Therefore, a lower headline price is not always the cheaper deal.

Cost data helps you spot an odd quote. DESNZ figures for 2025/26 show a median of about £1,780 per kW for systems up to 4 kW. Furthermore, a good quote names the panels, inverter and battery. It should also say where the battery will sit.

Read our Tesla Powerwall 3 guide if you are comparing batteries. Later, our guide to solar inverters explains hybrid and string units. Both help you ask better questions when quotes arrive.

For more detail, see home battery storage installers, solar panel installation and smart tariff optimisation. Nearby, we also match homes with solar panel installers serving Bradford. People in South Yorkshire can read about battery storage installers serving Sheffield.