Renegade Solar in Prestwich
Renegade Solar is based in Prestwich, and most of the work we do is within ten or fifteen minutes of the front door. Ashley runs the company himself, doing surveys, designing systems and managing installs across solar, battery, EV charger and general electrical work.
If you're a Prestwich homeowner thinking about solar or a battery, we're a short trip away and can usually fit you in for a free survey quickly. Whichever job you're after, the same person who turns up for the survey will be the one designing the system, overseeing the install and answering the phone if there's a question afterwards.
Some of the less usual jobs start from here as well. Ashley recently helped with the design and installed the solar for the University of Manchester's Travelling Power Station, a mobile community energy trailer now starting a run of visits. It is different from a house roof, but the same electrical thinking still applies: the system has to be designed around how people are actually going to use it.
Solar panels in Prestwich
Prestwich's housing takes most forms of solar going - Victorian terraces by St Mary's Park, semis across the bulk of the suburb, detached houses and bungalows further out. We've written up one solar panel installation in Prestwich in detail: eleven panels and a Solax battery on a re-roofed Victorian end terrace, with the battery charging overnight on a time-of-use tariff and the surplus exported. It's a good picture of how the pieces fit together on an older house.
The usual design questions round here are orientation and chimneys, and the mature trees on several streets mean shade checks earn their keep. Where the main roof won't cooperate, a garage or flat extension roof often will, and we do flat roof solar with weighted mounting that keeps the membrane intact.
“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.”
Everything else electrical
Being local means the smaller jobs happen too - EICR inspections in Prestwich at £150 plus VAT, EV charger installations, consumer unit upgrades, outdoor power. One electrician, one number, no call centre. Get in touch about whatever you've got.
What we do in Prestwich
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
Are you actually based in Prestwich, or do you just cover it?
Based here, which is why most of our work sits within ten or fifteen minutes of the front door. Ashley runs the company himself, and the in-house team does the installing with only specialist scaffolding subcontracted. Whitefield, Crumpsall and Cheetham Hill are all a few minutes out.
What sort of Prestwich houses suit solar panels?
Semis, detached homes and bungalows all take solar here, and the Victorian terraces near St Mary's Park too. The usual design questions are orientation and chimneys, and the mature trees on several streets make a shade check worth the time.
Have you fitted solar on a house like mine in Prestwich?
There's a full write-up of one nearby: eleven panels and a Solax battery on a re-roofed Victorian end terrace, with the battery charging overnight on a time-of-use tariff. You can read the whole thing on our solar panel installation in Prestwich page.
Do you take on commercial solar work in Prestwich as well?
Yes, alongside the domestic jobs. Our commercial solar in Prestwich page covers how we approach business premises.
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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