ESP Energy

ESP Energy: renewable energy design and installation from Shropshire

ESP Energy is a family-run renewable energy company based at Hazel Hollow, Stapleton, near Shrewsbury. It states that it has served clients across the UK since 2010 and describes its work as spanning residential, commercial and large-scale projects, with all services carried out in-house by its own designers, engineers and electricians. The company presents itself as big enough to handle complex installations while retaining the personal service of a close-knit team.

Technologies covered

The company's service list covers both the generation side and the supporting infrastructure of a low-carbon installation:

• Solar photovoltaics
• Battery storage
• Biomass boilers
• Combined heat and power (CHP)
• Heat pumps
• EV car chargers
• Design and installation
• District heating schemes
• Servicing

Alongside new installations, ESP Energy maintains existing systems, including third-party equipment: one published account describes the firm servicing an Austrian biomass boiler.

Sectors served

The website organises its offer around three client groups: commercial, agricultural and domestic. It reports work for homeowners, farms and businesses, and says it has completed thousands of installations nationwide, with activity concentrated in the Midlands, Wales and beyond. It also states that its team brings over 100 years of combined experience across residential, commercial and utility-scale renewable projects.

Documented projects

The case studies published by the company give a picture of the scale and type of work it undertakes:

• An industrial manufacturing facility in Telford, with a stated 78% reduction in energy bills.
• A manufacturing and storage site in Cheshire, with a stated 89.94% reduction in energy bills.
• A biomass district heating scheme at Portmeirion, Wales, replacing inefficient oil and electric boilers.
• A Shropshire leisure complex where two Volter 40 CHP units were installed.
• A commercial poultry site in Shropshire, with 107.58 tonnes of CO2 reported as saved annually.
• S & A Produce (UK) Ltd in Herefordshire, with a stated saving of £130,000 per year on electricity bills.

Other referenced work includes a solar and battery installation at a village hall and a fully off-grid project in a remote part of Snowdonia National Park, where the company installed a pressurised water and storage system together with a smart underfloor heating control system.

Accreditations and process

ESP Energy states that it is MCS, HETAS and NAPIT certified, a HIES member and a member of a Chartered Trading Standards Institute approved Consumer Code. Its stated process begins with a site visit from a member of its sales team and includes a free G99 application for solar where required, followed by a detailed written quote for a tailored system. The company says the products it uses carry comprehensive manufacturer guarantees and that it handles enquiries through to installation and ongoing maintenance with continuous communication.

Community involvement

The company reports having donated solar systems to several community village halls and to a local community-run pub, and frames this as part of an interest in projects that benefit local communities directly.

Energy centre

ESP Energy invites visitors to an energy centre where its work can be seen first-hand, presented on the website as a way to examine installed systems before committing to a project.