Blackley
We cover Blackley for solar, battery, EV charger and general electrical work. Being based just down the road in Prestwich, we're often in the area, and we can usually fit in a survey within a week or two.
Blackley has a mix of older semis and terraces alongside more recent housing, and most of them suit solar in one form or another. Ashley does every survey himself and is on site for the install, so the advice on what'll work for your roof is coming from the MCS-certified electrician who'll be doing the job.
Solar panels in Blackley
The traditional terraces round here have compact roofs cut up by chimneys and ridges, so a six or eight panel array on the best section often does more than trying to cover every face. It's still a proper solar panel installation - it's just sized to the roof that's actually there. The semis and former council properties usually have two roof faces to choose from, which makes orientation and shading the deciding factors rather than space.
Trees are the other thing we check properly. Blackley sits next to Heaton Park, and several streets round here have mature gardens, so we look at where the shade actually falls across the day rather than guessing from the map. If the main roof genuinely won't work, a flat garage or extension roof is often a better bet, and we design flat roof solar with weighted mounting rather than drilling through the membrane.
“How thoughts on renegade solar. We have been very pleased with Ashley and the team. Efficient and well fitted quality product. Great communication and support. We also have had a flat roof and the results are fabulous. Highly recommended.”
EV chargers and batteries in Blackley
If you've got off-street parking, a home EV charger is a straightforward job - the part that matters is checking the supply, earthing and consumer unit first, which is exactly what a qualified electrician does before quoting. Pair it with a battery on an off-peak tariff and you're charging the car and the house at the cheapest rates going.
For anything electrical in older properties, we also carry out EICR inspections in Blackley at £150 plus VAT with same day certificates. Get in touch and we'll take it from there.
What we do in Blackley
Every one of these is carried out by the in-house team, with only specialist scaffolding subcontracted.
Certified, registered and independently checked
A small Manchester outfit, not a sales operation
Renegade Solar is run by Ashley Merritt, a qualified electrician. Here is what that changes.
You deal with Ashley
Ashley Merritt runs Renegade Solar, does the survey himself and designs the system. There is no call centre and nobody works on commission.
An electrician designs it
Over 20 years on the tools, including more than 10 years on commercial work. The roof, the wiring, the consumer unit and the battery sizing are all one job, not four.
Our own team fits it
The installation is carried out by the in-house Renegade Solar team. Specialist scaffolding is the only part we subcontract.
Awkward roofs welcome
Flat roofs, rooflights, dormers, chimneys, parapets, mixed roof sections and ground-mounted arrays. We design around what is actually up there.
What happens after you get in touch
The same order every time, and the same person through all of it.
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Free survey
A qualified electrician comes out and looks at the actual roof, the consumer unit, the cable route and how you use electricity. Not a salesperson with a script.
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System design
Panel layout, inverter and battery sizing, 3D modelling and generation projections worked out for your property and your tariff rather than a Google Earth guess.
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Written proposal
The equipment, the layout and the numbers in writing, with the payback calculation and the assumptions behind it so you can check the working.
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Installation
Fitted by the in-house team. A standard domestic install is commonly one to two days, subject to scaffolding, roof condition, consumer unit work and weather.
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Commissioning and certification
Tested and certified to the applicable BS 7671 requirements, with MCS-certified equipment and installation so the system is eligible for the Smart Export Guarantee.
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Handover and aftercare
We show you the monitoring, explain how to get the most out of the system, and cover two years of routine maintenance afterwards.
Two years routine maintenance
Jobs we have actually done
Real roofs in Greater Manchester, photographed on the day. Scroll sideways for more.
The questions we get asked most
Is a Blackley terrace too small for solar panels?
Not usually. The traditional terraces round here have compact roofs cut up by chimneys and ridges, so we size the array to the best section of roof rather than trying to cover every face. Six or eight panels on the right part of the roof often beats a bigger layout that doesn't fit.
The big gardens and trees near Heaton Park cast a lot of shade. Does that rule my house out?
It doesn't automatically. We look at where the shade actually falls across the day rather than guessing from a map, and if the main roof genuinely won't work, a flat garage or extension roof often will.
Do you install EV chargers in Blackley?
Yes, and the first part of the job is checking the supply, earthing and consumer unit before quoting, because a charger is a new circuit on your installation. Details are on our EV charger installation in Blackley page.
I'm a landlord in Blackley. Do you do EICRs for rental properties?
We do. Landlords need an EICR every five years plus one for each new tenant, and we issue the report with same day certificates. The detail is on our EICR inspections in Blackley page.
Areas we cover
Based in Prestwich, working across North Manchester and the wider Greater Manchester area.
- Altrincham
- Blackley
- Bolton
- Bramhall
- Bury
- Chadderton
- Cheetham Hill
- Crumpsall
- Hale Barns
- Hale
- Lees
- Marple
- Middleton
- Oldham
- Prestwich
- Radcliffe
- Rochdale
- Royton
- Saddleworth
- Shaw
- Stockport
- Trafford
- Whitefield
- and the rest of the North West
Tell us about the property
Send a message and we'll come back to you within 24 hours, one way or the other. If it's easier, ring Ashley directly.
- A qualified electrician does the survey, not a salesperson
- Free survey and a written proposal with the numbers behind it
- We reply within 24 hours, one way or the other
- No commission, no pressure, no call centre
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