1. Revenue Generation (The "Sleeving" Opportunity)
The Coach Street Car Park is within “sleeving” distance of Craven District Council offices and local leisure facilities.
- By “Sleeving” this 84,500 kWh to your own buildings, you could offset roughly £21,000 per year in grid electricity costs (at current 2025 commercial rates of ~25p/kWh).
2. EV Infrastructure Synergy
Skipton is a gateway to the Dales. A solar canopy here provides:
- Grid Buffer: Solar energy can feed EV chargers directly, reducing the need for an expensive Northern Powergrid transformer upgrade.
- Premium Parking: Drivers will pay a premium for sheltered parking that actively charges their vehicle with “Green Energy generated on-site.”
3. Structural Considerations
- Visibility: This is a high profile site. Using SolarCarparks.uk designs ensures the canopy enhances the aesthetic of the market town rather than looking like an industrial shed.
- Snow Load: Given the North Yorkshire location, Cody Earth Solutions will engineer these frames for higher than average snow loads (standard for the BD23 area).