1. Nottingham
  2. Leicester
  3. Derby

Every enquiry gets a reply by email. Start with your postcode.

Plug-in SolarEast Mids

Plug-in Solar East Mids / Areas

Nottingham, Leicester, Derby and the towns between

The three cities and the places round them, from Loughborough to Long Eaton. Send a postcode and we'll say whether we cover it.

The three cities

Nottingham, Leicester and Derby: three distinct cities, each with its own blend of new estates and Victorian terraces, but all governed by the same rules on the socket and on what a panel can be fixed to.

A street of houses in Street Lane village, Derbyshire
Street Lane village, Derbyshire.

The towns between

The towns ringing the three cities are covered too: Loughborough, Long Eaton, Ilkeston, Beeston, Wigston and the villages in between. Not sure your postcode is in range? Send it with your enquiry and we will check.

A Victorian terrace of shops on London Road in Leicester
London Road, Leicester.

One operator for the whole area

One distribution licence area covers all three cities, and National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) plc runs it, which means the operator form is identical wherever you are within it. We still run your exact address through the operator's own postcode checker before anything is sent, just to be sure.

Questions about coverage

Do you cover villages as well as the cities?

Generally yes. Rather than guess, send your postcode and we will give you a straight answer.

Is the planning position the same across all three cities?

Yes, in the sense that permitted development is a national right: the same conditions on projection, conservation areas, listed buildings and timber apply everywhere we work. What varies street by street is exactly where a conservation area boundary sits, and that is one of the things we check for you.

On this page

  1. The three cities
  2. The towns between
  3. One operator for the whole area
  4. Questions about coverage

Ask us about your house

Give us your postcode and say whether a kit is already bought. We will get back to you by email.

Send my postcode

Need a socket outside, or a panel mounted?

Postcode and a sentence about the job. We'll come back by email.

  • Nottingham
  • Leicester
  • Derby

Tell us about the job

Name, email and postcode, plus a note on whether you own a kit yet and the spot you have in mind. You get an email back saying what's allowed there and what the visit would involve.

We reply by email. Your details stay with us.