UEG commercial solar referral partner programme

Become a UEG Commercial Solar Referral Partner

Help your commercial clients reduce energy costs — and earn 3% commission.

UEG partners introduce suitable commercial organisations. UEG handles the assessment, proposal, installation and customer relationship, while the partner earns commission on qualifying completed and paid projects.

Subject to referral acceptance, project completion, customer payment and the UEG partner agreement.

Who you would be working with

Unified Energy Group, in plain terms.

UEG helps UK commercial organisations reduce energy costs and carbon through practical, well-engineered projects — starting, in most cases, with commercial solar.

We work with manufacturers, warehousing and logistics operators, industrial estates, healthcare and life sciences sites, data centres and commercial property owners. The common thread is straightforward: significant electricity consumption, usable roof or land, and a business that wants more control over what it spends on energy.

Unified has developed its own in-house solar delivery capability, UEG Solar, so the assessment, design and installation of a scheme sit with one accountable team rather than being handed between parties. Alongside solar we look at storage, heat, energy intelligence and — where they exist — the grants and funding routes that reduce the capital required.

Commercial organisations are examining solar now for reasons that have little to do with fashion: electricity prices have been volatile and difficult to forecast, customers and lenders increasingly ask about carbon, and businesses with large daytime loads can consume most of what they generate rather than exporting it.

A professional adviser shaking hands with a client, with a commercial solar rooftop visible through the window

The difficulty for most businesses is not motivation. It is knowing whether their particular site, roof, load profile and plans actually make a project worthwhile — and who to trust with the answer.

That is exactly where trusted professional advisers matter. Accountants, brokers, property professionals, roofers and consultants already know which of their clients own their premises, run heavy daytime loads, are planning roof works or are worried about energy costs. You see the signals long before a solar company ever would.

You do not need to become a solar expert.

Partners are never asked to size systems, estimate yields, quote prices or make technical promises. Recognise the situation, make the introduction, and UEG takes it from there.

Why become a UEG partner

A genuine addition to relationships you already have.

The programme is built for advisers who value their client relationships more than a one-off fee — so it is designed to protect them.

Additional income

Earn 3% of qualifying project value excluding VAT from introductions you are well placed to make anyway.

Added value for clients

Bring a practical route to reducing one of their largest controllable overheads, without selling anything yourself.

A proper investigation

Clients get a genuine assessment of whether a project stacks up — including an honest answer when it does not.

No delivery burden

You never design, price, install or warrant a system. UEG takes technical and commercial responsibility.

A named UEG contact

You deal with a person, not a portal. One point of contact for questions and progress.

Assessment & proposal support

We produce the site assessment and commercial proposal, and can share appropriate detail with you.

Joint conversations, optional

Attend customer meetings with us, or hand over entirely. It is your call and the client's.

Referral tracking & protection

Accepted introductions are recorded against you with 12 months' standard protection from acceptance.

Clear commission terms

One published rate, written qualifying conditions and no ambiguity about when commission is earned.

If your clients own commercial premises, you probably already know two or three worth introducing.

Apply now

Who can become a partner

Advisers and contractors who already sit close to the decision.

These are the professions that most often spot suitable commercial solar opportunities — but the list is not exhaustive. If you hold genuine commercial relationships, the programme is open to you.

Commercial energy brokers & procurement consultants

Why you see these opportunities
You already see half-hourly data, consumption profiles and contract renewals across a commercial client base — the clearest possible view of who is exposed to electricity costs.
Signs to look for
High daytime consumption, painful renewal quotes, clients asking what else they can do beyond switching supplier.
How it helps your client
Generation and storage sit naturally alongside procurement: you keep the supply relationship, the client reduces the volume they need to buy.

Commercial finance brokers

Why you see these opportunities
Clients raising capital for plant, premises or expansion are often the same businesses with rising energy costs and unused roof space.
Signs to look for
Asset finance conversations, refinancing, acquisitions of industrial premises, capital-expenditure planning.
How it helps your client
An energy project has a measurable operating-cost impact, and funding routes can be discussed alongside your existing facilities.

Commercial property agents & managing agents

Why you see these opportunities
You act for landlords and occupiers making decisions about buildings, lettings and asset improvement.
Signs to look for
Void periods, refurbishment programmes, EPC and asset-quality concerns, tenants asking about energy costs.
How it helps your client
Improving a building's energy performance supports its lettability and long-term value, and gives you something practical to bring to landlord conversations.

Commercial roofing contractors

Why you see these opportunities
You are on the roof before anyone else — including asbestos roofs where over-roofing and solar can sensibly be combined.
Signs to look for
Roof surveys, planned re-roofing, leaks, asbestos cement sheeting, large unobstructed south-facing spans.
How it helps your client
Combining roof works with a solar installation avoids doing the same access twice and can improve the case for both pieces of work.

Accountants & outsourced finance directors

Why you see these opportunities
You see the P&L. Energy is often one of the largest controllable overheads and one of the least examined.
Signs to look for
Rising utility lines in management accounts, capital allowance planning, clients with owned premises and strong cash positions.
How it helps your client
A properly assessed project turns an uncontrolled overhead into a modelled, time-bound investment your client can weigh against other uses of capital.

Facilities management companies

Why you see these opportunities
You are responsible for plant, maintenance and building services across multiple sites.
Signs to look for
Ageing plant, refrigeration or compressed-air loads, sites running long hours, clients setting energy-reduction targets.
How it helps your client
Generation, storage and metering reduce cost and give you better data to manage the estate you already look after.

Commercial electricians & M&E contractors

Why you see these opportunities
You understand the incoming supply, the switchgear and the constraints — and you often hear about capacity problems first.
Signs to look for
Distribution board upgrades, capacity limits, new production lines, clients asking about EV charging.
How it helps your client
UEG handles the design, approvals and delivery, so you can raise the opportunity without taking on the whole scheme.

Sustainability & net-zero consultants

Why you see these opportunities
Your clients have targets to hit and need credible, deliverable interventions rather than intentions.
Signs to look for
Scope 2 reduction targets, supply-chain reporting requirements, carbon baselines already established.
How it helps your client
On-site generation is one of the most direct routes to reducing Scope 2 emissions, with the delivery handled by a specialist.

Industrial estate owners & operators

Why you see these opportunities
You control large roof areas across multiple units and have a direct interest in the value and appeal of the estate.
Signs to look for
Multiple units, shared infrastructure, ageing roofs, tenants raising energy costs.
How it helps your client
Estate-wide assessment can identify where generation makes sense first and how it could be structured across landlord and tenant.

Insurance brokers

Why you see these opportunities
You review commercial premises, risk and business continuity as a matter of routine.
Signs to look for
Manufacturing and warehousing risks, business-interruption concerns, clients discussing resilience or backup supply.
How it helps your client
Energy resilience is a genuine risk conversation, and any installation is delivered to the standards insurers expect.

Architects & building contractors

Why you see these opportunities
You shape new build and refurbishment schemes at the point where energy strategy is cheapest to influence.
Signs to look for
Planning-stage sustainability requirements, new industrial or commercial units, major refurbishments.
How it helps your client
Bringing energy specialists in early avoids retrofitting later and helps the scheme meet its performance obligations.

Property consultants, EV installers & other introducers

Why you see these opportunities
Any trusted adviser with genuine commercial relationships can spot the signs — the technical judgement is ours to make.
Signs to look for
Clients with owned premises, high consumption, multiple sites or an interest in reducing energy cost.
How it helps your client
You make a warm introduction; UEG does the assessment, the proposal and the delivery.

Spotting the opportunity

What makes a good commercial solar introduction?

You are not being asked to judge feasibility. You are being asked to notice the signals — UEG assesses whether they add up to a viable project.

In practice, the strongest introductions combine two things: a business that spends meaningfully on electricity during the working day, and a site with the physical space to generate. Everything else — roof condition, structural capacity, grid connection, shading, planning — is ours to check.

Timing matters as much as fit. A business planning roof works, expanding capacity or reviewing its energy contract is far easier to help than one with no decision on the horizon.

You should never need to promise a saving, a payback period, a system size or a grant outcome. If a client presses for numbers, the right answer is that UEG will assess the site and put figures in front of them.

  • High electricity consumption relative to turnover
  • Large, structurally sound commercial roof space
  • Energy use concentrated during daylight hours
  • Manufacturing, warehousing, refrigeration or process loads
  • Rising, volatile or hard-to-forecast energy costs
  • Published sustainability or net-zero objectives
  • Roof works already planned or overdue
  • Business expansion or added production capacity
  • Interest in energy resilience and continuity of supply
  • Multiple commercial sites under one operator
  • Property owners looking to improve asset quality

How it works

Five steps from introduction to commission.

  1. 01

    You spot an opportunity

    You identify a commercial organisation that may benefit from solar or wider energy-saving work.

  2. 02

    The customer agrees

    You confirm the customer is happy to be introduced, and share their details with us.

  3. 03

    UEG reviews & accepts

    We check the opportunity is genuine and not already active, then confirm acceptance and attribution to you.

  4. 04

    UEG assesses & delivers

    We assess the site, produce the proposal, agree terms with the customer and deliver the project.

  5. 05

    You are paid

    Commission is payable once the qualifying project is completed and the relevant customer payments are received.

Ready to make your first introduction? The application takes about three minutes.

Apply now
UEG engineers in hi-vis installing a commercial solar panel array on a warehouse rooftop

Division of labour

What UEG handles once you introduce.

Your work ends with a warm introduction. Ours begins there — and we keep you informed as it progresses.

Initial opportunity review and qualification
The first customer discussion
Technical site assessment
The commercial proposal
Selecting relevant technology options
Installation and delivery
Project communication throughout
The ongoing customer relationship
Referral progress updates to you
Commission tracking and payment

Commercial terms

The 3% introducer commission.

One published rate, in plain English, with the qualifying conditions stated up front rather than buried.

Worked example

Qualifying project value (excl. VAT)
£75,000
Standard introducer commission
3%
Partner commission
£2,250

Illustrative figures used to show how the calculation works. They are not a quotation, a typical project value or a projection of earnings.

The standard UEG introducer commission is 3% of the qualifying project value excluding VAT. If the project scope grows or shrinks, the commission moves with it, because it is always calculated on the final qualifying value.

Commission is earned on outcomes, not on names. To be clear about what that means:

  • Supplying a company name alone does not create an entitlement.
  • UEG must accept the introduction and attribute it to you.
  • The opportunity must qualify under the partner agreement.
  • The project must be completed.
  • The relevant customer payments must have been received by UEG.
  • Cancelled, refunded or unpaid work does not qualify.
  • Changes to project value change the commission accordingly.
  • Bespoke arrangements can be agreed separately for significant or recurring volume.
  • Standard referral protection runs for 12 months from UEG's acceptance of the introduction.

Full terms, including payment timing, are set out in the UEG partner agreement provided to approved partners.

A UEG adviser and a partner reviewing a commercial solar proposal together, with solar panels visible on the rooftop outside

Your relationship

We are not here to go around you.

It is a fair concern, and the honest answer is process rather than promises. Here is exactly how attribution is handled.

Every introduction is recorded

Your introduction is logged with the date it was received and the organisation it relates to.

We confirm acceptance

You are told whether the introduction has been accepted — including when it has not, and why.

You are linked to the opportunity

Accepted introductions carry your attribution through the pipeline to completion.

UEG handles the technical and commercial process

We are engaged to deliver an energy project, not to compete with the services you provide.

You are kept appropriately informed

You receive progress updates without us breaching the customer's confidentiality.

Twelve months' standard protection

Accepted introductions are protected for 12 months from acceptance.

Duplicates are reviewed fairly

Where an organisation is already active with UEG we say so, and we look at who created the opportunity and when.

Overrides require approval

Any change to attribution requires internal approval and a recorded reason. It is not a silent decision.

Exclusivity over a territory, sector or client list is not part of the standard programme, but can be discussed and agreed separately in writing.

What we expect in return

The standards that keep the programme worth being part of.

Partners are trusted with our name in front of their clients. These expectations exist so that trust runs both ways.

Genuine introductions

Real organisations with a real reason to talk to us.

A credible relationship

You know the business, or you have a credible route to the right person.

Customer permission

The customer knows about, and agrees to, the introduction.

Accurate information

Details you provide should be correct as far as you know them.

No harvested lists

Purchased or scraped data presented as referrals is not acceptable.

No unauthorised claims

Do not promise savings, payback, funding outcomes or technical performance on our behalf.

Honest representation

Represent UEG accurately, including what we do not do.

Confidentiality & data protection

Handle customer information lawfully and respect confidentiality, in line with the partner agreement.

A quick comparison

Suitable and unsuitable introductions.

Usually suitable

  • A manufacturer with substantial daytime electricity use
  • A warehouse or distribution site with suitable roof space
  • A commercial landlord considering asset improvements
  • A company already planning roof works or over-roofing
  • A multi-site business seeking to reduce energy costs

Usually unsuitable

  • Purchased, scraped or unpermissioned contact lists
  • Residential-only enquiries
  • Businesses with no identifiable energy opportunity
  • Opportunities already active with UEG
  • Vague contact details with no genuine introduction
  • Cases where savings, payback or funding have already been promised without UEG approval

Illustrative scenarios

How an introduction typically arises.

The following are illustrative examples written to show how the programme works in practice. They are not UEG case studies and do not describe specific customers or projects.

Illustrative · Accountant

A manufacturing client with high energy costs

Reviewing management accounts, an accountant notices electricity has become one of the client's largest controllable overheads. The client owns its unit and runs single-shift daytime production. The accountant asks whether the client would welcome an introduction; UEG assesses the site, models the numbers and presents a proposal the client can weigh against other capital projects.

Illustrative · Roofing contractor

A warehouse already planning roof works

A roofer is quoting to replace an ageing asbestos cement roof on a distribution unit. Because access and structural work are already planned, combining over-roofing with a solar installation avoids duplicating cost later. The roofer introduces the client; UEG handles the energy assessment and coordinates with the roofing programme.

Illustrative · Commercial finance broker

A business considering capital investment

A broker is arranging asset finance for a client expanding production. The expansion will increase electricity demand significantly. The broker introduces the client to UEG so the energy implications are assessed alongside the wider investment.

Illustrative · Managing agent

Several suitable commercial properties

A managing agent looks after an industrial estate with a dozen units under common ownership. The landlord is reviewing asset improvement. The agent introduces UEG, which assesses which roofs are suitable and in what order works would make sense.

Illustrative · Sustainability consultant

A client working toward carbon-reduction targets

A consultant has completed a carbon baseline for a client with a large Scope 2 footprint. On-site generation is the most direct reduction available. The consultant introduces UEG to assess feasibility and deliver the scheme, while retaining the advisory relationship.

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Become a UEG referral partner

Introduce commercial organisations that could benefit from solar and energy-saving solutions, and earn 3% commission on qualifying completed and paid projects. You keep your client relationship; UEG carries the technical and commercial work. The application takes about three minutes and does not commit you to anything.