25 kW PV on a 9-Room Yorkshire Dales Boutique B&B
- System size
- 25 kW
- Annual saving
- £6,000
- Payback
- 5.5 years
- Location
- Yorkshire Dales
Modelled worked example — the figures below are built from sourced 2026 UK cost and generation benchmarks for a property of this profile, not a claimed client project.
The hotel
A 9-room family-owned 4-star Gold boutique B&B in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with a 40-cover destination restaurant, in-house laundry, and substantial year-round occupancy (88% annual average). Grade II listed Georgian conversion with later Victorian extension and unlisted stable block. Annual electricity spend £33,000.
The brief
Reduce the property’s largest controllable cost line, deploy a venue sustainability narrative for the wedding micro-segment (12-15 weddings/year), and navigate the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority planning notification.
The modelled system
25 kW rooftop array distributed across the unlisted stable-block roof (18 kW) and the unlisted Victorian extension (7 kW). Grade II main house untouched. Yorkshire Dales NPA notified at planning stage, conservation officer pre-application meeting secured at Richmondshire DC. MCS domestic certification (single combined meter). Capital purchase with AIA shield through the trading limited company.
The numbers at year one
- Annual generation: 23,000 kWh (104% of PVSyst forecast)
- Self-consumption: 85%
- Year-1 saving: £6,000
- Capex: £30,000; £22,500 after AIA shield
- Effective payback: 3.7 years
- Booking.com Travel Sustainable Level 2 status secured 4 months after commissioning
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