Serving Llanelli
Llanelli is the largest town in Carmarthenshire, with a population of approximately 45,000 split across the SA14 and SA15 postcodes. Employment anchors include Prince Philip Hospital under Hywel Dda University Health Board, the independent television production house Tinopolis, the Felinfoel Brewery (founded 1878 and notable as both the oldest brewery in Wales and the first brewery in the world to can beer, which it did in 1935), and Tarmac Temple Works.
SA14 is the densest commercial and industrial sub-district in Carmarthenshire by a material margin. Dafen Industrial Estate at SA14 8QN, Trostre Industrial Park at SA14 9UU, Stradey Business Centre and Llanelli Gate collectively represent rooftop yield potential roughly equivalent to Swansea Enterprise Park. For the Swansea-based FLD team, Llanelli industrial is a 20-minute drive.
Felinfoel Brewery is an especially strong solar candidate. Beer production is a daytime-load-heavy process with refrigeration, bottling line and packaging demand running in tight alignment with the solar generation curve. The brewery's heritage identity also makes the energy-transition narrative commercially valuable.
Cultural landmarks include Parc Howard Mansion, the Machynys Nicklaus Golf Course, Stradey Park (the former Scarlets ground), and the Millennium Coastal Park along the Burry Estuary. The Pentre Awel development on the Delta Lakes site is the single most significant regeneration project in the town, a £200 m wellbeing village delivering an expected 1,800 jobs when fully operational.
At 960 kWh/kWp PVGIS yield, Llanelli sits marginally ahead of Swansea thanks to its more open westerly exposure. A 200 kWp industrial rooftop generates 192,000 kWh per year. At 28p/kWh and 70% self-consumption, first-year benefit is approximately £48,000. Simple payback lands at 3.8 years on £180,000 capex, 2.8 years post-tax.
Our SA14 coverage includes Dafen and Trostre routinely, and we carry MCS certification plus NICEIC Approved Contractor status for the hybrid role of commercial solar plus industrial electrical that most Llanelli sites require.
Commercial sites and business parks
High energy intensityDafen Industrial Estate
SA14 8QN
Trostre Industrial Park
SA14 9UU
Stradey Business Centre
Llanelli Gate
100 kWp reference system at 960 kWh/kWp
Modelled at 27p/kWh blended import, 15p/kWh SEG export, 72% self-consumption for high energy intensity site.
Housing stock in Llanelli
Victorian terraces, interwar semis, Millennium Coastal Park new-build
A typical 4 kWp domestic install here generates 3,840 kWh/yr. With 40% self-consumption at 30p/kWh and 60% SEG export at 15p/kWh, first-year saving is approximately £806.
Local landmarks and context
- Parc Howard Mansion
- Machynys Nicklaus Golf Course
- Millennium Coastal Park
Major employers we work with
- Prince Philip Hospital
- Tinopolis
- Felinfoel Brewery
- Tarmac Temple Works
Recent local developments
- Pentre Awel (Delta Lakes) £200m wellbeing village
