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title: How Solar Canopies Can Transform Your Facilities
description: Discover how solar canopies can reduce energy bills, create extra space, and boost income for your facilities while lowering your carbon footprint.
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Are you thinking of installing solar panels to save on energy bills and cut your carbon footprint?

Or perhaps you’re thinking of ways to create extra space and transform your facilities to bring in extra income?

If so, a [solar canopy](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/why-us) could be the ideal solution to both these by providing an array of opportunities for your business or organisation as well as many benefits to your customers and clients.

## Extra space to boost income

Space is at a premium for many organisations so being able to create an extra area can help boost provision.

[Spaceshade solar canopies](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/why-us) are ideal because their modular design means they can be installed in tricky hard-to-reach spaces such as courtyards and narrow passageways and customised with walls, lighting and heating.

They can be used to create a bigger café area or a dining area for customers thereby bringing in extra income while cutting your energy bills, or simply extra space for students.

You can even have a [solar canopy walkway](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/blog/solar-panel-walkways) to join two buildings together to provide shelter from the rain or to provide a bike shelter canopy for customers and employees or cover a [sports area for all year-round use](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/muga-shade).

![Ponta padel canopy 3](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Ponta%20padel%20canopy%203.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Ponta%20padel%20canopy%203.jpg)

## Anyone for padel?

As padel becomes increasingly popular across the country so too are our padel solar canopies for leisure centres and schools.

A [padel solar canopy](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/padel-court-canopies-smart-shelter-solutions) provides protection from the elements so you don’t have to worry about losing income during the winter or bad weather and put your customers at risk of slipping on wet and slippery surfaces.

Padel solar canopies boost income threefold; by allowing all year-round use, lowering electricity bills and maximising return on investment.

## Watch your energy bills drop

When energy prices are subject to constant market turmoil being able to produce your own electricity is a huge bonus for all organisations.

Soaring energy prices saw the cost of a single unit of energy double compared to 2020 prices, according to [End Fuel Poverty Coalition](https://www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/price-cap-sees-energy-costs-double-in-three-years/).

As such, all organisations, whether schools, hospitals, leisure centres or businesses, are spending more of their budgets on electricity than ever before.

The hike in prices has caused many small businesses to close and organisations in the hospitality and leisure industries to file for bankruptcy, in some cases depriving many residents of their one and only access to sports and exercise classes.

[Solar canopies](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/spaceshade/solar-panel-canopies) are a fantastic way to generate your own electricity to bring down bills. Any excess energy can be sold back to the national grid or to local businesses, creating a further income stream.

And instead of seeing your hard-earned money spent on energy bills, you can put more of your budget into what really matters to you; providing more resources for students, patients, customers or employees.

![Cleeve School (2)](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Cleeve%20School%20(2).jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Cleeve%20School%20(2).jpg)

## Green energy lowers your carbon footprint

Installing a [solar canopy](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/spaceshade/solar-panel-canopies) shows the world you are serious about cutting your carbon emissions.

The UK’s net zero goal in 2050 may seem far away but in terms of how much we need to upgrade and transform our infrastructure, it is short space of time.

Your customers, stakeholders and clients will appreciate you are doing your bit for the planet and you may see increased customer loyalty and return visits as well as increased employee loyalty.

## EV Charging

Another major bonus of [solar canopies](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/spaceshade/solar-panel-canopies) is they can be installed with EV charging infrastructure depending on where they are located so you can charge customers, visitors or provide charging free to employees as a perk of the job.

Customers will be encouraged to dwell longer at your business or leisure centre and potentially spend more money.

Again, providing EV charging signals your business or organisation is serious about moving to net zero.

## Encouraging future scientists

[Schools install solar canopies](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/spaceshade/solar-panel-canopies) to create extra dining and learning space in a covered outside area.

But they also provide great opportunities to learn about how solar energy works, offering valuable real time data which can be incorporated into lessons to help students understand how renewable energy works, perhaps encouraging future solar scientists.

## Discover how you can cut energy bills and boost income

If you’d like to find out more about how solar canopies can help you reduce bills and boost income, [contact us](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/contact-us?hsCtaTracking=4360e871-e1e5-43a9-8203-ff802786b686%7Cc39241de-1c0a-430a-a717-7921a30366cd) for a free site survey, a no obligation quote and bespoke visual.

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