An electrical contractor that moved into solar
Not a sales operation that subcontracts the electrics. The trade came first, the renewables grew out of it, and the team is still small enough that the people who quote your system are the ones who fit it.
The story
The company started as an electrical contractor. In a real sense it still is one.
Royston Solar Solutions was set up by Dan Taylor as an electrical contracting business, and for the first couple of years that's exactly what it did: domestic and commercial electrical work across the Royston area. As more and more of that work turned out to be solar, batteries and car chargers, the name changed to match what the business had actually become.
That order of events matters more than it sounds. Most solar companies are sales and marketing operations that buy in the electrical labour. Here it's the other way round: Dan and his team survey the roof, design the system, do the wiring and sign the certificate, and none of it goes out to a subcontractor.
It's also why the service list looks a bit different from a pure solar company's. Fuse board upgrades and EICRs sit alongside the solar work because they were always part of the job, not because someone thought they'd make a good upsell.
How we work
Four things we won't do
Most of what people dislike about getting solar quotes comes down to the same handful of sales tactics. We don't use them.
We won't quote from a satellite image
Shading, roof condition, loft access and the state of your consumer unit all change the answer, and none of them are visible from space. We come and look.
We won't give you a price that expires tonight
A quote that's only valid if you sign immediately is a sales technique, not a price. Ours stay open long enough for you to get others and think about it.
We won't oversize the system
Bigger arrays make bigger invoices. They don't always make better returns. We size against your actual consumption and tell you where the sensible stopping point is.
We won't pretend every roof is suitable
Some aren't: north-facing, heavily shaded, or a roof that needs replacing first. We'd rather lose the job at survey stage than install something that disappoints you.
Accreditations
Certified, registered, and happy to prove it
Anyone can call themselves a solar company. These are the schemes that actually check.
Why MCS matters to you: only an MCS certified installation qualifies for the Smart Export Guarantee, which is how you get paid for the electricity you send back to the grid. If a quote doesn't come with MCS certification, that income isn't available to you, so it's worth asking any installer for their certificate number, not just the claim.
Where we work
Genuinely local
We're based in Meldreth, three miles from Royston. Most of our work is within about a half-hour drive, which is deliberate, because it means we can get back to you quickly if you ever need us.
Royston · Melbourn · Meldreth · Baldock · Letchworth Garden City · Hitchin · Stevenage · Saffron Walden · Cambridge · Buntingford · Duxford · Great Chishill
Plus the surrounding villages across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Bedfordshire. If you're not sure whether you're in range, just ask.
Get started
Free, no-obligation survey and quote
Tell us a bit about your property and we'll come and look at it. You'll get a straight answer either way, including if solar isn't the right fit.