Lifetime saving
£270,000over 25 years
Limes Care Home in Birmingham installed 177 DMEGC panels across three roof sections — a 79.65 kWp system generating over 70,000 kWh a year, set to yield more than £270,000 in savings and offset 400 tonnes of CO₂ over its lifetime.
Limes Care Home in Birmingham (B38 8JZ) faced growing challenges with rising utility costs while striving to reduce its environmental impact. As a care facility, its energy demands are constant throughout the year.
Management sought a sustainable solution that would balance financial savings and ecological benefits while reducing dependency on grid energy.
Solar4Good developed and implemented a 79.65 kWp system using 177 DMEGC 450W panels with a Fox V50 50kW three-phase string inverter sited in the basement. The array was split across three roof sections — two south-west facing and one south-east — to make the most of the building's multi-orientation design.
Approved under G99 with National Grid on a three-phase connection, the system generates over 70,000 kWh a year. Across its 25-year lifetime it is set to yield more than £270,000 in savings and offset around 400 tonnes of CO₂ — equivalent to driving 2.31 million kilometres.
Solar4Good designed and installed a 79.65 kWp system for Limes Care Home at its Birmingham site: 177 × DMEGC 450W panels with Fox V50 50kW three-phase string inverter. Delivered end to end — survey, DNO application, installation and commissioning — to MCS standards.
| System size | 79.65 kWp |
| Panels installed | 177 × DMEGC 450W |
| Inverter / storage | Fox V50 50kW three-phase string inverter |
| Location | Birmingham (B38 8JZ) |
| Annual energy generation | 70,139 kWh |
| Lifetime savings (25 yrs) | £270,000 |
| System cost | £55,000 |
| Estimated payback | 5 years |
“The system supports better energy management for our residents and staff, and reduces our environmental footprint.”
— Limes Care Home
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