Hale Barns
We cover Hale Barns for solar, battery, EV charger and general electrical work. Hale Barns has some of the larger residential properties in Greater Manchester, with generous roof space and higher energy use than typical homes. That combination makes solar and battery setups particularly worthwhile here, because the larger the roof and the bigger the bills, the faster the system pays back.
Ashley does every survey himself and oversees every install. As an MCS-certified electrician, he'll talk through what'll work on your property and what the realistic returns look like for the size of system you're considering.
Solar panels in Hale Barns
The detached houses here mostly have large, uncluttered roofs, so a solar panel installation in Hale Barns can be sized to the household's actual usage rather than squeezed onto whatever roof is going. The design questions are the straightforward ones - which faces to use, where the inverter and isolation go, and how much of the generation the house can genuinely use during the day. With pools, home offices and air conditioning starting to appear on more properties round here, daytime use is often higher than people expect, which works in solar's favour.
The other thing about larger homes is that a bigger array needs the electrics to match - the consumer unit, the cabling route and the DNO notification all scale with the system. Having an electrician design the installation from the start is what keeps that side clean.
“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.”
Battery storage and EV charging
Higher usage suits battery storage well: a larger battery charged on overnight rates can carry a big house through the day, with solar topping it up in summer. With two or more cars on many drives round here, EV charger installation in Hale Barns is often part of the same job, set up so the cars charge on the cheap window and, where the equipment supports it, on surplus solar.
We're based in Prestwich, across the M60 but not far. Get in touch and Ashley will come out and size the system around your actual bills.
What we do in Hale Barns
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 five questions every solar customer asks
Ashley answers them in four minutes, walking round his own setup - the panels, the batteries, the inverter and the EV charger on his own house. No script, and the questions come from Conor, another electrician here.
- 1. What does it actually cost?
- 2. How does it all work?
- 3. How much will I save?
- 4. Where does the kit go?
- 5. How long does it take?
The questions we get asked most
Are Hale Barns properties well suited to solar?
Most of them are. The detached houses here tend to have large, uncluttered roofs and higher energy use than typical homes, so a solar panel installation can be sized to what the household actually uses rather than squeezed onto whatever roof is going.
Would a battery make sense with higher usage?
Higher usage suits battery storage well. A larger battery charged on overnight rates can carry a big house through the day, with solar topping it up in summer, and the sizing comes from your actual bills rather than a standard package.
We keep two or more cars on the drive. Can you charge them all?
Yes. EV charger installation is often part of the same job as the solar and battery work on bigger drives round Hale Barns, set up so the cars charge on the cheap overnight window and, where the equipment supports it, on surplus solar.
Are you a local company or a national firm?
We're local. Renegade Solar is based in Prestwich, across the M60 from Hale Barns, and Ashley does every survey himself. The installation team is in-house, with specialist scaffolding the only part that gets subcontracted.
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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