Finance solar carports and canopy structures for car parks from £30,000 to £400,000, often paired with EV charging. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, solar carports are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £30,000 to £400,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£30k – £400k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Structure + panels + EV points in one facility
Rates From
4.3% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £120,000: a 10% deposit of £12,000, then 48 monthly payments of £2,531 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £133,488, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Carport Structure (per bay) | £2,500 – £4,000 | Structural Framework |
| JA Solar DeepBlue Panels (per carport roof) | £150 – £220 per panel | Mono PERC Module |
| 20-Bay Solar Carport (60kWp) | £70,000 – £110,000 | Small Site Carport |
| 50-Bay Solar Carport with EV Points (150kWp) | £210,000 – £320,000 | Large Site Carport + Charging |
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Check EligibilitySolar carports combine a steel structure with plant and machinery (the panels, inverters and any EV chargers), and the two elements are sometimes treated differently for capital allowances purposes. It's worth asking your accountant to split the supplier's quote into structure and equipment before you finance, so the plant and machinery element can be claimed correctly against taxable profits.
Solar carports suit retail parks, distribution centres, colleges and office sites with large surface car parks and a roof that is either unsuitable or already spoken for. The business case usually combines two things: shading and weather protection for parked vehicles, and on-site generation feeding the building or, increasingly, an EV charging bay built into the same structure. Because the canopy adds structural cost beyond a simple rooftop array, the per-kWp price is typically higher than a roof-mounted system of the same output, and that difference is worth setting against the added value of covered parking and EV integration rather than treating the project as pure generation.
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