Farms that depend on electrical equipment for their produce, such as dairy farms, can promote their products as solar powered.
The farming and agricultural community are one of the sectors who stand to make a gain from the Feed-In Tariff.
The introduction of the UK Feed-In Tariff will place farmers and landowners in a position to make a greater profit from solar technology.
By installing solar PV systems on to flat surfaces such as barn rooftops, warehouses or even ground mounted, UK farmers and landowners have the potential to earn approximately £16,000 a year, saving over £1,800 in electricity bills, with income and savings expected to be more than £465,000 over 25 years.
A farm barn, where available, is the first place to consider installing a PV system on for a farm.
A farm barn will yield the highest return of all because:
- Farm barns usually are sufficiently large to hold a pv system of considerable size
- Significant savings are made as the cost per Watt drops with larger systems
- They are amongst the most straight forward to install
- Output capacity can be high enough to cover most if not all of the electricity demands on site, thus saving on the typically high energy bills, with enough surplus to generate an additional substantial income through export.
Typical ROI’s are currently around 12-16%. Barn roofs provide space that is already there, and can be used as is. No need for any construction works or foundations and digging as in the case of a ground mounted system.
Barn roofs are typically aesthetically unpleasant, a solar array would create a positive visual influence. They cause no damage to valuable farmland, nor use up any space that can be used for something else.
Farms that depend on electrical equipment for their produce, such as dairy farms, can promote their products as solar powered.
Many farmers have already discovered this essential feature for the modern farm and are making a sound economical, environmental, and visual statement.
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