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Farm Solar Case Studies
Real UK farm installations with full numbers — system sizes, capital cost, annual savings, FETF payback. Pick the one closest to your farm type for a realistic benchmark.
CASE STUDY 1
Bluebell Dairy — 200-head Cheshire dairy install
180-cow Friesian-Holstein herd milked twice daily. Pre-install electricity spend £21,400/yr. Bulk tank cooling and parlour vacuum pumps the heaviest loads. Installed a 95kWp parlour-roof system with 40kWh LiFePO4 battery in 2024.
Get a quote like this95 kWp
System size
£15,200
Annual saving
3.9 yr
Simple payback
88,000
kWh / year
CASE STUDY 2
Red House Farm — 16,000-bird free-range poultry, Warwickshire
Three free-range laying sheds plus packing room near Alcester. 24/7 ventilation and automated feeding the dominant loads. Installed 130kWp split across two sheds (75kWp + 55kWp) with 50kWh battery for overnight fan power. FETF grant covered 40% of capital.
Get a quote like this130 kWp
System size
£39,000
Annual saving
1.8 yr
With FETF payback
117,000
kWh / year
CASE STUDY 3
Croft Farm — 1,200-acre arable estate, East Lothian
Grain drying and storage operation across multiple buildings. Peak loads August–October during harvest. Installed 250kWp hybrid (200kWp roof + 50kWp ground-mount) with 215kWh battery. Fully offsets drying season demand, exports surplus under SEG.
Get a quote like this250 kWp
Hybrid system
£38,000
Annual saving
4.1 yr
Simple payback
237,000
kWh / year
CASE STUDY 4
Manor Farm — 4-hectare soft fruit operation, Herefordshire
Strawberry, raspberry and blackcurrant grower supplying major retailers. Pack-house pre-cooling, polytunnel ventilation and fertigation pumps. 180kWp split-roof system with 80kWh battery feeds Scope 3 reporting for Tesco supply contract.
Get a quote like this180 kWp
System size
£42,000
Annual saving
3.1 yr
Simple payback
164,000
kWh / year
CASE STUDY 5
Glebe Farm — 32,000-bird broiler unit, Lincolnshire
Two 16,000-bird broiler houses with automated climate control. Continuous ventilation 24/7 plus heating in winter. 220kWp installation across both shed roofs delivered fastest payback in our 2024 portfolio thanks to high baseload self-consumption.
Get a quote like this220 kWp
System size
£62,000
Annual saving
1.6 yr
With FETF payback
198,000
kWh / year
CASE STUDY 6
Halse Estate — 800-acre mixed Somerset Levels farm
Dairy + beef + arable enterprise across the Somerset Levels. Multiple buildings ranging from 1970s steel-frame parlour to modern grain stores. 120kWp roof-mount + 60kWh battery delivers payback inside the lambing-shed sublease window.
Get a quote like this120 kWp
System size
£36,000
Annual saving
3.4 yr
Simple payback
108,000
kWh / year
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