{"id":5810,"date":"2025-06-30T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=5810"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:07:00","slug":"helping-meadens-motor-group-cut-costs-and-carbon","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/case-studies\/helping-meadens-motor-group-cut-costs-and-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Meadens Motor Group cut costs and carbon\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">Meadens Motor Group, a well-established used car dealership with sites in Lymington and Brockenhurst, wanted to take control of rising energy costs and reduce their environmental impact. After seeing the success of a nearby installation, they reached out to Empower, part of Good Energy, for a solution tailored to their needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"media-content wp-block animate animate--stacked media-content--left media-content--type-image media-content--layout-default alignwide has-accent-color has-brand-yellow-accent-color\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"media-content__content \">\n\n        <h2 id=\"key-stats\" class=\"media-content__heading\">Key stats<\/h2>\n        <ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">Sector:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">Car dealership<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">Installation size:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\"> 63 kW<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">p<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">Annual generation:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\"> 63,471 kWh<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">Annual savings:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\"> \u00a317,000<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\">Annual CO\u2082 reduction:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242675714 BCX8\"> 35 tonnes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW242675714 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n\n        \n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-content__media animate-element\">\n\n            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-1500x1000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-super size-super is--landscape\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/car-dealerships-pexels-zion-10029774-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                \n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">The challenge: Motor group facing rising energy bills<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Like many growing businesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meadens.com\/\">Meadens Motor Group<\/a> faced steep energy bills and growing pressure to demonstrate their environmental credentials. They needed a solution that would support their long-term growth while helping cut costs and emissions &#8211; without disrupting day-to-day operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">The solution: Solar panels reducing costs by \u00a317,000 a year<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">In October 2022, we installed a 63 kWp rooftop solar PV system at their site, using high-efficiency Trina Solar panels and a SolarEdge inverter with optimiser technology. The system is monitored through the SolarEdge app, giving Meadens Motor Group half-hourly performance data and full visibility over their energy use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">This installation gives Meadens Motor Group greater energy independence and a clear commercial advantage &#8211; lowering overheads by \u00a317,000 a year while strengthening their sustainability credentials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-wide is-style-default\"><strong>Looking to cut your car dealership\u2019s energy bills with solar panels?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">We design, install and maintain solar systems that help businesses like yours save money and carbon, providing expert support and unbeatable long-term value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-bar wp-block has-dark-grey-background-color has-background alignwide\">\n        <div class=\"cta-bar__inner\">\n                    <h2 id=\"get-your-commercial-solar-quote-today\" class=\"cta-bar__heading\">Get your commercial solar quote today<\/h2>        \n                    <div class=\"cta-bar__content\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/commercial-solar-panels-for-businesses\/#enquiry-form\"  class=\"g-button\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Get a quote        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meadens Motor Group save \u00a317,000 and 13 tonnes of carbon emission a year with their Good Energy Solar array. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":6203,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"cs-product":[99],"class_list":["post-5810","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-dealerships","cs-product-commercial-solar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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