Quote in seconds, not evenings
Paste an array size and a few details; the prompt library drafts a priced, branded quote in your voice using the per-panel and per-job pricing from the toolkit, with the bird-proofing add-on built in.
A Works Co. manual · No. 17
The Solar Panel Cleaning Works
Nobody is going to automate the person who turns up and cleans a roof full of solar panels from the ground. The work is physical, local and recurring — about as AI-proof as work gets — and now one person can run the whole round with AI doing the quoting, the admin and the marketing.
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Instant download · PDF + Excel · 112 pages · 10 spreadsheets · 60 prompts
✓ Manual + Excel toolkit + 60 AI prompts ▤ 112 pages ∞ Free updates for life ↺ Refund without friction
AI-proof by design
An income AI can't take.
AI can read a generation chart; it cannot reach a 12-panel roof array with a pole and leave it spot-free. The work is physical, local and relationship-based, and the income is recurring — the same arrays, cleaned every year, plus annual commercial maintenance contracts. That makes it durable in a way a desk job built on tasks software now does is not. What AI changes is the back office: you no longer need staff or evenings of admin to run a serious round.
The headline feature
Run it with AI behind the scenes.
Every manual ships with an Excel toolkit and a 60-prompt AI library mapped to the real jobs of solar panel cleaning — so one person can run a serious operation without staff or evenings of admin.
Local marketing on autopilot
Community posts to streets with visible panels, a Google Business Profile description and a leaflet — generated from the prompt library, ready to use.
The output pitch, written for you
The ROI message that explains why dirty panels generate less, payment chasers and rebooking reminders — drafted from a prompt, sent in seconds.
Commercial outreach, drafted
Cold approaches to facilities managers, farms, schools and solar O&M companies, plus the output-loss proposal — drafted from the prompt library so commercial work is not a wall.
Start before you register
Your first £500 before you fill in a single form.
You do not need to register a company, build a website, or spend a penny on marketing to earn your first £500. With a pure-water pole setup from the lower end of the £1,000–£3,500 kit range and a weekend leafleting streets with visible panels, the manual walks you from your first 'yes' to a small recurring round — and you register with HMRC once the money is coming in, not before.
UK-accurate, not guru noise
The real numbers, kept current.
£1,000–£3,500
Start-up cost
A pure-water pole system (DI/RO setup, carbon poles, soft solar brush, tank) — more for a full van-mounted rig.
£90,000
VAT registration threshold
You only register for VAT once turnover passes this — most solo rounds never do.
£60–£150 / job
Typical home array
Roughly £5–£12 per panel for a normal 8–16 panel home, with a minimum charge. Bird-proofing adds £300–£600+.
£25,000–£50,000/yr
Full-time solo earnings
Domestic plus some commercial. With solar-farm contracts and staff, revenue runs £80,000–£200,000+.
Pure water, off the roof
Water only, no chemicals
Manufacturers generally require water-only cleaning; detergents can void warranties. Clean panels only — never touch wiring or electrics, that is an electrician's job. The ground-based pole keeps you safe under Work at Height rules.
See inside
Open the book before you buy it.
Real pages from the manual you'll download — not mock-ups.
Read Chapter 1 free (PDF)
The complete first chapter, straight download — no email address needed.
What's inside
112 pages, built to be used.
The Foundations
- The Solar Panel Cleaning Opportunity
- Is This For You?
- Setting Up the Business
The Craft
- Equipment: The Pure-Water Pole System
- The Cleaning Method & Commercial Kit
The Customers
- Getting Your First Customers
- Pricing & Quoting
- Doing the Work
Commercial
- Commercial Arrays & Solar Farms
- Winning Commercial Contracts
Growing
- Scaling the Business
- The Add-On Stack
The Modern Operator
- The 2026 Tech Stack
- The First 90 Days
- Robotics, the Solar Boom & the Decade Ahead
Choose where you start
One price to start. One to scale.
Start
£47
Start this month. A recurring round, the safe ground-based way.
- 112-page operating manual (PDF)
- 10-file Excel toolkit: pricing, job tracker, P&L, quotes
- 60-prompt AI library for quoting, comms and marketing
- Free updates for life · same-day refund
- Includes six months of The Operator membership, then £9/month, cancel any time
Scale
£97
Build a multi-service round, not just a panel-cleaning business.
- Everything in Start, plus four adjacent trades
- The Exterior Cleaning Collection: Solar + Window + Gutter + Conservatory + Roof
- 5 manuals · 50 spreadsheets · 300 prompts
- The natural upsell path for an established round
No incorporation required to start. Same-day, no-questions refund.
The price, in context
What £47 buys elsewhere.
£15,000–£25,000
A cleaning-trade franchise licence
Plus ongoing fees, territory rules and their brand on your van.
£497–£1,997
A typical "start your business" course
A webinar funnel, an upsell ladder, and a mentor you never meet.
£47
A Works Co. manual
The complete book, toolkit and prompt library. Free updates for life. Refund without friction.
Refund without friction
If it isn't the real thing, we'll refund you.
No franchise contract, no territory rules, no mentor you never meet. Buy the manual, read it, and if it isn't the honest, UK-accurate, do-it-this-weekend book it promises to be, email us — we'll refund you in full and you keep the files. The only thing you're risking is the price of a book.
Honest questions
Answers, in plain English.
How do I start a solar panel cleaning business in the UK?
Buy a pure-water pole system (carbon poles, soft solar brush and a DI or RO/DI water setup, roughly £1,000–£3,500), then find homeowners with solar panels and offer an annual clean for £60–£150 a job. You can earn your first money before you register anything; you register as a sole trader with HMRC once income is coming in. The Solar Panel Cleaning Works gives you the kit list, the output-and-ROI pitch, the pricing and a week-by-week plan to your first customers.
Is solar panel cleaning a good business in 2026?
Yes. The UK keeps installing more solar, so the customer base grows every year, and demand is recurring — dirt, pollen and bird mess cut a panel's output, so owners pay to clean them annually. It is hands-on and local in a way AI and software cannot replace, and it carries a high-margin bird-proofing upsell plus bigger commercial and solar-farm contracts. It also cross-sells naturally with a window or gutter round.
How much can a solar panel cleaner earn in the UK?
A part-time round earns roughly £8,000–£20,000 a year. A full-time solo operator doing domestic work plus some commercial typically earns £25,000–£50,000 a year. With commercial and solar-farm maintenance contracts and staff, revenue runs £80,000–£200,000 or more.
How are solar panels cleaned safely without damaging them?
With pure (deionised) water and a soft brush on a water-fed pole, worked from the ground. Pure water dries spot-free and leaves no residue, and using water only means no detergents that could damage panels or void warranties. You clean the panels only — you never touch the wiring or electrics, which is an electrician's job. The ground-based pole keeps you off ladders and off the roof, which is the safe default under Work at Height rules.
Do I need AI or technical skills to use this?
No. The trade is run with a pole and a tank of pure water. The AI prompt library simply lets you copy a prompt into ChatGPT or Claude to draft a quote, the output-improvement pitch, a customer message or a commercial approach in seconds — it compresses the admin, it does not replace the work.
Tools & suppliers
What you'll need, and who we rate.
A short, honest list of what gets you started. Some links are partner links; we only list things a real operator uses.
- Public Liability Insurance — Public liability cover from around £5–£10/month — most trades need it before the first job.
- Business Bank Account — A free app-based business account to keep takings separate from day one.
- Trade Equipment Supplier — Water-fed poles, pure-water systems and starter kits from a UK trade supplier.
- Company Formation & Accounting — Register a limited company and get bookkeeping handled — for when you're ready.
- Job & Round Management Software — Scheduling, invoicing and Direct Debit collection for a growing round.
Start this weekend.
Everything you need to start solar panel cleaning — the manual, the Excel toolkit and the 60-prompt AI library — in one instant download.