King & Brooks Solar Energy

Renewable energy installation rooted in Dorset and Somerset

King & Brooks Solar Energy is a renewable energy company working with homeowners and businesses across Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and the wider South West. The firm presents itself as an award-winning team of specialists and states that it has spent more than 25 years helping customers move to solar, with the aim of reducing energy bills and carbon footprints through efficient renewable energy systems.

The company is led by Sam King and Jim Brooks. Jim Brooks founded Jim Brooks Electrical in Sherborne, Dorset, in 2003 and built a reputation across the county in domestic and commercial electrical work, including industrial and agricultural sectors. Sam King worked alongside him for 15 years as both installer and manager at Jim Brooks Electrical, and now takes an active role in on-site installations for both businesses. The team describes itself as including solar specialists and electrical installers, which it says allows it to offer competitive pricing and quick turnaround times through in-house expertise.

Solar PV, storage and low-carbon heating

The core activity is the design, installation and maintenance of renewable energy systems. The company lists domestic and commercial renewables, battery storage, maintenance and repair, and electrical services among its service lines. Its technical scope covers:

• Solar PV panel systems for homes and businesses
• Battery storage systems
• EV charging points
• Heat pump installations, including ground and air source heat pumps
• Biomass boilers
• Heating and electrical installations across various sectors
• Solar panel and battery storage maintenance and repair

The company frames these technologies as a way for customers to reduce reliance on oil, gas and the grid, gain more control over how energy is generated, stored and used, and improve energy efficiency. It states that a Solar PV system on a typical home in Dorset or Somerset can save around one tonne of carbon emissions each year, and notes that export payments from energy providers can return money for surplus energy generated.

Accreditations and guarantees

King & Brooks Solar Energy states that it is fully MCS and RECC accredited and an approved contractor with its local Distribution Network Operator (DNO). It is also a member of the Trading Standards Institute. The company says its work is fully insured with QANW and IWA so that installations meet MCS standards, and it offers a two-year workmanship guarantee plus extended warranties on inverters, batteries and solar panels.

On the awards side, the company reports recognition in the Southern Enterprise Awards 2025 as Best Renewable Energy Installation Company – Dorset and with a Customer Service Excellence Award 2025. It also states it won New Energy Installation Company of the Year at the South England Prestige Awards.

How an installation is handled

The company says it manages a Solar PV, battery storage or EV charger installation from start to finish. That includes handling paperwork and notifications with the DNO, MCS and NICEIC, and designing the system around the available space and the customer's energy needs. It uses accredited materials from manufacturers it names as Solar, Tesla, Sunsynk and Trina Solar. After installation, the company commissions and certifies the system and provides a full handover pack with all documentation, followed by post-installation support that includes system monitoring and remote adjustments.

For subcontracted work such as scaffolding and groundworks, the company states that it expects the same standard of service it applies to its own work.

Customer feedback cited on the site

The website reproduces customer comments describing the team as communicative and reassuring, polite and knowledgeable, and competitively priced. One review refers to a 20-panel installation with a 10kWh battery, and another mentions a new-build site whose developer had gone into administration. These are individual accounts rather than a general assessment of the company's performance.