A Roof Full of Solar Panels for Beamish Golf Club

Beamish Park Golf Club in County Durham utilised finance through Bluestone to fund a full solar panel installation across their clubhouse roof, substantially reducing their monthly energy bills to £1,200 from £5,000

They used Hire Purchase through Bluestone to finance the cost of the solar panels. The repayments were spread over time at a fixed cost removing the need for a large upfront capital investment and providing them with some financial comfort.  

Financing Solar Panels

The club was approaching the end of their fixed-year energy contract and facing a major uplift in cost with their unit rate rising from £0.14 to £0.70, increasing their annual bill from £12,000 to almost £70,000. This level of increase was unsustainable, and they needed a long-term solution.

They looked at installing solar panels on the roof of the golf club, but the upfront installation cost and staged-payment structure made traditional lending difficult.

Bluestone worked closely with the club to understand their objectives, cashflow pressures and project requirements to deliver a bespoke solution that made the solar installation possible.

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Since installing the solar system, Beamish Park Golf Club has seen:

• A significant reduction in monthly energy bills, dropping from over £5,000 to just £1,200.

• Predictable monthly costs totalling £2,000 per month

• Instant savings of £3,000 per month.

• Stronger cashflow, allowing reinvestment into other areas of the club.

• Lower carbon emissions and measurable sustainability progress.

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