Frequently Asked Questions

An agreement could work in several different ways, depending on what level the landlord is interested in investing into the partnership. A simple ‘rental’ of space via a long term lease would be the most simple and lowest risk. Higher yields could be generated via a revenue share based on a peppercorn rental agreement.

No. Each agreement is based on the commercial potential of the site and there are a multitude of factors involved in this assessment. These include, the number of other clubs in the vicinity, demographic profiling, parking, potential interest by local community.

This is also part of the site assessment. In a perfect scenario the solar element will power the lights and cover the electricity required in running the padel court lighting. In the event of planners not granting permission for floodlights, the solar element only has value if it is able to offset electricity associated with other buildings on the site. The larger the existing electricity requirements on the site, the more likely the solar element will add value.

Yes. We will assess each site on a case-by-case basis in terms of cost benefit. Clearly this has huge potential to store daytime energy for night lighting.

Potentially, but not having floodlights severely restricts the earning potential of the site because we cannot monetise peak evening times. We are mindful that planners will be less inclined to grant permission for padel courts if they are proposed within a residential area.

We have several contracted installers. We only use tier one British or Spanish court equipment.

Ideally, yes. If there is no existing building (to convert) onsite, we would want to include a small padel cabin to act as a meeting place, club office, drinks/snacks vending, racket hire.

Not necessarily. However, we would only install if it made commercial sense.

Yes. Our team have spent many years installing solar on buildings around the world. We would run generation and usage reports to assess potential savings. We would install against a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) where the club agrees a long term fixed price on solar offtake.

Your site would be part of the Solar Padel group of clubs. Each site would be marketed accordingly. As a brand personality, we see ourselves having a ‘sunny’ disposition with inclusivity and the green agenda at its heart. We will not discourage the aspirations of future champions, but our priority is to cater for social padel at each end of the age spectrum and encourage everyone to play – whatever their ability.