Hale
We cover Hale for solar, battery, EV charger and general electrical work. The area has a strong mix of larger detached and executive properties, most with generous south-facing roof space, which makes Hale well-suited to solar and battery systems that can take a real chunk off energy bills.
Parts of Hale sit within conservation areas, which can affect what you can do on street-facing elevations. We're familiar with the constraints and can talk through your options.
Ashley does every survey himself and oversees every install. As an MCS-certified electrician, he'll give you honest advice on whether solar makes sense for your property and what the right setup would look like.
Solar panels in Hale
The housing here is largely detached and generously roofed, so a solar panel installation in Hale usually comes down to how much of the household's electricity you want to generate rather than how many panels fit. The mature trees on some streets are the main thing worth checking properly - a shaded south roof can be worth less than an unshaded east-west pairing, and that's the kind of call that gets made on a measured survey, not a desktop quote.
On the renovated and extended properties, rooflights and dormers carve up the usable space, and the array gets designed around them. We've covered the detail of working round obstructions on real Manchester roofs on the solar and battery installation page.
Where conservation area rules apply, rear elevations and less visible roof faces often still work fine for panels. It's a layout question more than a yes-or-no one, and it's better answered before you've picked equipment - see our conservation areas and period properties page.
“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.”
Batteries and EV chargers in Hale
Larger homes with bigger bills get the most from battery storage, especially on off-peak tariffs - charge the battery cheap overnight, run the house on it through the day. Pair it with EV charger installation in Hale and the cars run on the same cheap window too. Get in touch and we'll put together the numbers for your place.
What we do in Hale
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
Is my Hale property suitable for solar panels?
Most of the housing here is detached and generously roofed, so the question is usually how much of your electricity you want to generate rather than whether panels fit. The mature trees on some streets are the main thing worth checking, and that's the kind of call that gets made on a measured survey, not a desktop quote.
What do the conservation areas in Hale mean for solar?
Parts of Hale sit within conservation areas, which can affect what you can do on street-facing elevations. Where the rules apply, rear elevations and less visible roof faces often still work fine for panels, so it's usually a layout question rather than a no.
Is a battery worth adding to a larger Hale home?
Larger homes with bigger bills get the most from battery storage. The battery charges cheap overnight on an off-peak tariff and runs the house through the day, with solar topping it up in summer, and the capacity is worked out from your actual usage.
Do you fit EV chargers in Hale as well as solar?
Yes. Pairing an EV charger with solar and battery storage lets the cars charge on the same cheap overnight window as the house, and on surplus solar where the equipment supports it. The supply, earthing and cable route all get checked as part of the installation.
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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