Plymouth’s centre was badly bombed in the war and rebuilt to the post-war Plan for Plymouth, so the city core is mostly shops, offices and flats. The housing that suits solar sits around it. The Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Mutley, Stoke and Peverell have slate roofs with long rear slopes. The later estates in Plympton, Plymstock and Estover have plainer roofs and more room for a battery. The Hoe and the Barbican are conservation areas, and Plymouth City Council handles planning across the city.
Homes near the Sound and the Tamar catch salt-laden wind, so we choose fixings and a sheltered spot for the inverter with that in mind. The network here is run by National Grid Electricity Distribution, and the grid application goes in before the install. Plymouth is more than 90 minutes from our Ferndown base. The first survey is usually a video call, then a site visit, and visits and installs are grouped. The design, the installation and the warranties are the same as anywhere else we cover.