UrbanVolt installs, operates and maintains everything. Your school pays a fixed energy rate well below grid.
Fully funded rooftop solar for schools
Also known as 'free solar' - here's how fully funded solar works for schools
UrbanVolt delivers a fully funded rooftop solar system – design, installation, and ongoing maintenance included. Zero capital outlay, zero hassle.
You buy the solar electricity generated at a rate 30-40% below grid price, fixed from day one for the entire term, e.g. 20 years
Your school keeps the savings between what you pay and what you’d have paid on grid – a margin that grows every year
The contract is for services only and is not treated as a capital investment. The first cost incurred is the first monthly electricity charge.
Your Roof
Your Energy
Our Responsibility
Your Roof
Your Energy
Our Responsibility
UrbanVolt's PPA is tailored to school procurement rules
We understand that schools operate under specific funding constraints. UrbanVolt’s agreement is structured as an energy services contract, removing the most common barriers to adoption.
Service Contract - Not CAPEX
The agreement is treated as operational expenditure, consistent with standard energy purchasing. No capital budget approval required.
No upfront expenditure
The first cost your school incurs is the first month’s electricity charge. Budget planning is straightforward with a fully fixed rate from day one.
No loan or lease arrangement
Schools and Trusts with funding rules preventing borrowing can fully participate – you are simply buying electricity at a lower rate.
Multi-Academy Trust structures
We work across individual schools and Multi-Academy Trusts. Agreements are structured to suit your Trust’s governance and approval requirements.
UrbanVolt partners with E&M Energy Consultancy - expert local energy consultants to schools in the Northwest
Expert knowledge of solar in the education sector
Ensure compliance with public procurement rules
Develops solar approach tailored to your schools
Expert knowledge of solar in the education sector
Ensure compliance with public procurement rules
Develops solar approach tailored to your schools
Your journey to energy independence
Register Your School's Interest
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