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Solar, Battery & EV ChargingOrmskirk & West Lancashire
We are based at Westhead, right on Ormskirk's doorstep, so West Lancashire is where we do more local work than anywhere else. Market town terraces, university housing, farm buildings and rural commercial sites across Aughton, Burscough, Skelmersdale and beyond, surveyed and installed by our own in-house team.
Free survey, written quote in 1–2 working days, no subcontractors — just the local team.
Westhead, Ormskirk
Our registered base and workshop
MCS Certified
Solar PV and battery storage
2 year guarantee
Workmanship, insurance-backed via QANW
OZEV Approved
EV chargepoint grant scheme installer
Working in Ormskirk & West Lancashire
We are based at Westhead just outside Ormskirk, so West Lancashire is our doorstep. Domestic roofs, farm buildings and rural commercial sites across the district, surveyed and installed by a local team.
Our home patch
Carbon Positive Solutions operates as CPSL Renewable Energy Limited from 2 The Pump House, Scarth Hill Lane, Westhead, just outside Ormskirk. West Lancashire is not a territory we drive into — it is where the business is registered, where the van leaves from each morning, and where a survey can usually be arranged without a long round trip eating into the working day. That proximity carries through into how the district gets looked after: repeat visits during installation, a quick call-back if something needs a second look, and a servicing team that can be on site quickly because the workshop is a few minutes away, not an hour.
A market town with a wide rural hinterland
Ormskirk itself is a compact market town with a mix of Georgian and Victorian properties around the clock tower and church, later interwar semis further out, and a growing student population tied to Edge Hill University. Around it, West Lancashire is one of the most agriculturally productive districts in the North West — the mosslands running out towards Halsall, Scarisbrick and Rufford support market gardening, salad and vegetable growers, and mixed farms with barns, workshops and cold stores that draw serious daytime electricity loads. Villages such as Aughton, Burscough, Newburgh, Parbold and Scarisbrick each have their own character, from canal-side Burscough with its old railway heritage to the more scattered farming communities further west.
Property types we see most often
In town, that means slate-roofed Victorian terraces and semis close to the centre, 1930s and postwar semis and detached houses on the estates around Ormskirk's edges, and a steady flow of shared student housing and small HMOs linked to the university. Out in the district, it means detached farmhouses with adjoining outbuildings, grain stores and polytunnels, plus smaller rural business units and yards that were never designed with modern electrical loads in mind. Each type carries a different roof pitch, orientation, consumer unit age and grid connection, which is exactly what the free survey is for.
Accreditations covering this work
- MCS CertifiedSolar PV and battery storage
- NAPIT RegisteredElectrical competency
- RECC RegisteredConsumer code
- CHAS AccreditedHealth and safety
- OZEV ApprovedEV chargepoint grant scheme
- Part P CertifiedDomestic electrical work
Services
What we install in Ormskirk & West Lancashire
Solar PV
Solar PV Installation
South-facing pantile and slate roofs on Ormskirk's Victorian and interwar housing typically take a well-sized array without difficulty, while farm roofs across the mosslands often carry enough clear span for a genuinely large system.
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Battery
Battery Storage Installation
Rural properties around Aughton and Scarisbrick that see voltage dips at the end of long overhead feeders often benefit as much from a battery's resilience as from the bill savings it brings.
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Battery
Battery Retrofit for Existing Solar
A good number of the solar systems fitted around Ormskirk over the last decade predate affordable storage — retrofitting a battery lets those owners stop exporting cheaply without touching the existing panels.
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EV Charging
EV Charge Point Installation
With the M58 and M6 both within easy reach, EV ownership is rising steadily among Ormskirk commuters, and an OZEV approved home charge point is usually the quickest way to bring down the cost of that commute.
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Commercial
Commercial Rooftop Solar
Industrial units on the Stanley Gate and Yew Tree Trading Estates carry decent roof area that sits largely unused during daylight hours when it could be generating.
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Commercial
Commercial Ground-Mount Solar
Farms with spare mossland paddock or set-aside around Halsall and Scarisbrick are well suited to a ground-mount array where roof space is limited or already committed to sheds.
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Commercial
Solar Car Ports
Larger farm shops, garden centres and rural leisure sites with customer car parks around West Lancashire can generate from that parking area while sheltering vehicles at the same time.
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Solar PV
Solar PV Servicing & Maintenance
Because our workshop is local, existing systems around Ormskirk — including ones we did not originally install — can usually be assessed and serviced without a long call-out delay.
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Solar PV
Feasibility Surveys & Energy Assessments
Farm buildings and mixed-use rural sites often need a proper feasibility check on structure, shading and grid capacity before any figures are worth trusting, and that survey is free.
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Solar PV
Solar Hot Water & Immersion Diverters
Older farmhouses and rural properties still relying on an immersion heater or oil-fired backup can route surplus solar generation straight into the hot water cylinder instead of exporting it for very little.
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EV Charging
EV Charger Servicing & Maintenance
Workplace charge points at rural businesses and trading estates around Ormskirk are kept working and compliant by the same in-house electricians who install them.
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Commercial
Commercial Solar PPA & Funding
Farm businesses and rural commercial sites with strong daytime consumption but limited capital available can fund a system through commercial finance, a PPA or CAPEX, whichever suits the business.
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Why choose us in Ormskirk & West Lancashire
Local by registration, not just by marketing
The company's registered address is in Westhead. When we say we cover Ormskirk and West Lancashire, that is the shortest journey on our books, and it usually means faster scheduling for surveys and a quicker return visit if one is needed during installation.
One in-house team from survey to sign-off
Around ten people cover technical design, installation and operations in-house, so a job that starts with a farmhouse survey does not get handed off to a different subcontracted crew for the electrical work or the commissioning.
Comfortable with rural and agricultural buildings
Barns, grain stores, polytunnels and mixed-use farm sites bring their own structural and electrical questions that a standard semi-detached survey does not. We are used to assessing that kind of building alongside the more conventional housing stock in Ormskirk itself.
Accreditations that carry weight locally and further afield
MCS certification for solar PV and battery storage, NAPIT registration for electrical competency, RECC registration, CHAS accreditation and OZEV approval for the EV chargepoint grant scheme all apply to work in Ormskirk exactly as they do everywhere else we operate.
Local conditions
What makes Ormskirk & West Lancashire properties different
Older Victorian and Georgian roofs in the town centre
Properties close to Ormskirk's centre, including some within or near the conservation area, often carry slate roofs with older timber structures. Mounting has to respect the roof's age and, where relevant, any conservation area constraints on visible alterations, which the free survey identifies before any quote is given.
Long rural electricity feeders
Farms and outlying properties on the mosslands towards Halsall and Scarisbrick are often at the end of long overhead low-voltage feeders served by Electricity North West, which can mean lower voltage headroom and more sensitivity to added load. Battery storage and correctly specified inverters are assessed against that local grid reality rather than a generic spec.
Mixed-use farm buildings and outbuildings
A farmhouse roof, an adjacent barn and a grain store may all have different structural conditions, orientations and existing electrical supplies. We survey each element separately rather than assuming one specification fits the whole site.
Student and shared housing near Edge Hill University
HMOs and shared student lets around the town need consumer units and metering arrangements checked carefully before any solar, battery or EV work proceeds, particularly where landlords are managing several similar properties across Ormskirk.
Our process
How a Ormskirk & West Lancashire job runs
- 01
Free survey, close to home
Because Westhead is a short drive from almost anywhere in West Lancashire, arranging a survey — whether a town centre terrace or an outlying farm — is straightforward to fit around your day.
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Written quote in 1–2 working days
You get a clear, itemised quote based on your actual roof, land, consumer unit and electricity use, typically within one to two working days of the survey.
- 03
Design around your property
System design accounts for local factors — conservation area constraints in town, long rural feeders on the mosslands, or multiple buildings on a farm site.
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Installation by our own team
The same in-house electricians and installers who carry out the survey and design also complete the electrical work, mounting and commissioning, to MCS, NAPIT and Part P standards.
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Handover, certification and local servicing
You receive your MCS certificate, workmanship guarantee paperwork and app access on handover, with our in-house servicing department able to reach you quickly given the short distance from Westhead.
Common questions
Ormskirk & West Lancashire questions, answered
Do you cover the whole of West Lancashire, not just Ormskirk itself?
Yes. As well as Ormskirk town, we regularly work across Aughton, Burscough, Skelmersdale, Newburgh, Parbold, Scarisbrick, Halsall and the surrounding rural district, since it is all within a short distance of our Westhead base.
How quickly can you get to us given you're based locally?
We do not promise fixed response times, but being based at Westhead means surveys and, where needed, return visits during installation or servicing tend to be easier to schedule quickly than for areas further afield.
How much does solar, battery or EV charging cost in Ormskirk?
We do not publish fixed prices because every roof, farm building or site is different. A survey and written quote are both free, with a quote typically returned within 1–2 working days once we have seen the property or land.
Do you do commercial and farm work as well as domestic?
Yes. Alongside domestic solar, battery and EV work in Ormskirk itself, we regularly quote for rural commercial sites, farm buildings, trading estate units and other business premises across West Lancashire.
Will I need planning permission for solar panels or a ground-mount array?
Most domestic roof-mounted solar falls under permitted development, though properties in or near Ormskirk's conservation area or listed buildings may need extra care. Ground-mount arrays on farmland can require planning consent depending on scale and location — we flag this during the free survey rather than after the event.
Will you handle the grid connection application?
Yes. DNO notification to Electricity North West, who cover this part of Lancashire, is handled as part of the installation, along with your MCS certification and paperwork.
Do you service systems on farms and rural sites that you didn't originally install?
Yes. Our in-house servicing and maintenance department works on existing solar and EV charging systems regardless of who installed them, including farm and rural commercial sites across West Lancashire.
What happens if something goes wrong after installation?
Workmanship is covered by our 2 year guarantee, insurance-backed through QANW, and our in-house servicing department can attend to diagnose and repair faults, whether the original installation was carried out by us or by another company.
Nearby areas we cover
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Speak to us
Call 0161 359 9566 or use the contact page to book a free survey in Ormskirk & West Lancashire.
Get a free survey from the team based right here in Ormskirk
Whether it is a terrace near the clock tower, a semi on one of the town's estates, or a working farm out towards Scarisbrick or Halsall, we can usually arrange a survey quickly because we are based at Westhead. You will get a written, no-obligation quote within 1–2 working days, prepared by the same in-house team that will carry out the work.
MCS certified for solar PV and battery storage · NAPIT and RECC registered · OZEV approved · 2 year workmanship guarantee backed by QANW.