Poole is the centre of the area we cover and the town with the widest spread of roofs. The 1960s to 1980s estates in Broadstone, Creekmoor and Canford Heath have plain, well-pitched roofs that take a standard system without fuss. Canford Cliffs, Lilliput and Sandbanks have large detached houses with complex roofs and a lot of demand from EVs, hot tubs and pools, which is exactly where a bigger battery and a proper design pay off.
The harbour matters. Salt air shortens the life of cheap fixings and connectors, so on Hamworthy, Sandbanks and the waterfront we specify marine-grade mounting and keep the inverter indoors or in a garage. Poole Harbour is also where the winter power cuts hit first in a storm, and the backup function of the EcoFlow OCEAN 2 earns its keep.
Poole has strong commercial potential too: the units around Fleetsbridge, Nuffield and the Mannings Heath estate have flat roofs and daytime loads that make a commercial array pay back in around five years.