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Describe the outcome required as well as the immediate issue. The starting information should identify the location, people affected and any change in use, so the assessment addresses the current requirement rather than simply repeating the previous arrangement.

The brief covers feasibility, roof and access interfaces, electrical design, connection requirements and installation scope. It identifies monitoring, commissioning and maintenance information. Structural or roofing work is defined separately where needed to support the proposed system.

Generation estimates depend on the assessed site and assumptions. Self-consumption and export are different uses, with different commercial arrangements. A generation figure should not be treated as a guaranteed reduction in the electricity bill.

The proposal identifies the responsibilities that remain with the site or property team and the work included in our instruction. Connected repairs and specialist activities receive their own clear scope, so each person understands what they must arrange and what records they will receive.

Provide consumption data, roof drawings, condition information and electrical records. Identify site energy objectives and planned roof work. Agree access and the responsible teams for design, connection and operation.

We assess the site and demand, then define the proposed array and interfaces. Installation planning coordinates roof and electrical work. Handover records commissioning, system information, monitoring and the maintenance needed to keep the installation serviceable.

For several sites, we agree consistent reporting and escalation while retaining local contacts and operating requirements. Each action stays connected to its building or service area, with a named route for decisions that affect the wider operation.

Array size, roof condition, access, electrical work and network arrangements affect cost. Include future roof maintenance and removal access in the decision. Compare proposals using consistent generation and consumption assumptions.

Tell us about operating hours, critical periods and the activities that must continue. The programme and price should reflect those constraints, including any phased delivery, additional access arrangements and reporting needed by the operational team.

Offices need work coordinated with staff and visitors. Retail needs trading and deliveries considered. Hospitality brings guest areas and food operations into the brief, while education needs access planned around teaching. Our complete service and project offering supports all sectors, with the arrangements based on each site's actual activity.

We cover Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley, including Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, Morpeth, Hexham, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough. View all locations.

For a multi-site requirement, provide the local contact and working restrictions for each address. A common service brief still needs the differences between premises recorded.

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