East Midlands Gateway is a 6-million sqft Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at junction 24 of the M1, hosting major distribution operators including Amazon, M&S, Nestlé, Kuehne+Nagel, GXO, and Mountain Warehouse. Modern building stock typically supports 1-4 MW PV installations.
Local context — East Midlands Gateway
East Midlands Gateway buildings are typically post-2018, delivered with PV-ready membrane roof systems and structural specifications accommodating ballasted PV without modification. The park has dedicated DNO grid capacity allocation supporting rapid PV rollout. Combined solar + rail-freight modal share + customer Scope 3 audit pack is a powerful supplier programme story.
Recent install — East Midlands Gateway
A 3.4 MW solar PV install on an East Midlands Gateway 750,000 sqft Amazon-customer fulfilment centre. First-year generation 3.18 GWh. Self-consumption 92% (24/7 robotics + conveyor). Annual savings £685,000. Simple payback 4.3 years; 25-year IRR 26%. Awarded Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly tier status.