About
We built Solarable to give UK homeowners a clear, honest first answer on solar — without handing their details to a lead broker. Here is what we are, how we work, and what we will not do.
Check my roofSolarable is a UK roof-check tool. Enter your address and we estimate your roof direction, calculate a Solarable Score, and show you a Solarable Report — a clear, range-based read on whether solar may be worth pursuing for your home.
Beneath the report, we show listed solar installers covering your postcode. You choose who you contact. We play no further part in that conversation.
Installers pay an annual directory fee to be listed on Solarable. That fee — not homeowner data — is how we are funded.
We do not resell your enquiry details. We do not route managed leads. We do not take a commission on installs. When you click through to an installer's website or call them, that is a direct conversation between you and them.
This means our incentive is to list installers homeowners will actually want to contact — not to maximise the number of "leads" we can sell.
Every listed installer on Solarable holds a current, verified MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) certificate. Before a listing goes live, our team checks the installer's MCS certificate number manually against the MCS register. Listings without a valid MCS certificate are not approved.
MCS certification means the installer meets a recognised UK industry standard for solar PV installations — and that any system they fit may qualify the homeowner for relevant government schemes.
For the full vetting process we run before a listing is approved, see how we vet installers. For a plain-English explanation of what MCS certification means, see MCS certified solar installers.
Questions? Email us at hello@solarable.org.
How it works
Behind a Solarable Report sits a chain of cutting-edge geospatial technology that turns nothing more than your address into a tailored read on your roof — in seconds, with no account and no satellite guesswork. Here is the pipeline, step by step.
We take a house number or name and a postcode and pinpoint your specific building on the map. That is all we need to get started — no account, no email to see a result.
We retrieve the outline of your building — its shape viewed from above — and draw it on an interactive map. That footprint is the foundation everything else is built on.
Our model reads the geometry of your building's footprint to work out which way the main roof slopes face, and surfaces the slope pointing closest to due south as the recommended face. It is a precise geometric method, tuned for UK housing — and because no automated estimate is perfect on awkward-shaped buildings, you can flip the direction with one tap to correct us.
Roof direction, how confident we are in the footprint, and the sunlight your specific region receives all feed into a single Solarable Score. It is presented as a band — strong, possible, or difficult — never as false precision.
We turn that into a range-based read on potential annual savings and payback, using documented, conservative assumptions. We always show a range — "around £420–£680 a year" — because the true figure depends on shading, your electricity use, and the system a surveyor designs. We never quote an exact pound-and-pence saving.
Beneath your report we list solar installers covering your postcode, each holding an MCS certificate our team has checked manually. You choose who, if anyone, to contact — the conversation is direct, and your details are never resold.
Everything above is an estimate built from public data. It is a fast, free first answer — not a survey. Shading, roof pitch, structural condition and system design can only be confirmed by a qualified installer visiting your property, which we always recommend before you commit.
For installers
Are you a UK solar installer? Get a listed profile on Solarable from £149/year — no managed leads, no quote resale.