UK Farm Building Solar Case Studies
Modelled worked examples across UK farm building types — dairy parlours, livestock sheds, grain stores, poultry houses, pig units, equestrian arenas, farm workshops. Each one sets out the scenario, the system specification, the modelled financial outcome, and the supplier-audit material a project like it should generate. Figures are built from typical 2026 UK costs, yields and tariffs — these are illustrative scenarios, not named client projects.
Equestrian Buildings • Mid Devon
90 kW Devon equestrian yard — arena and stable block
- System size
- 90 kW across arena roof and stable block
- Annual generation
- 82,000 kWh
- Annual saving
- £18,500
- Payback
- 7.1 years
Farm Workshops • Cotswolds (Gloucestershire)
120 kW Cotswolds mixed farm — workshop and grain store
- System size
- 120 kW across workshop and grain store
- Annual generation
- 110,000 kWh
- Annual saving
- £24,500
- Payback
- 6.7 years
Grain Stores • North Lincolnshire
640 kW Lincolnshire arable — rooftop and ground-mount hybrid
- System size
- 640 kW (380 kW rooftop + 260 kW ground-mount)
- Annual generation
- 612,000 kWh
- Annual saving
- £94,000
- Payback
- 6.4 years
Pig Units • South Shropshire
240 kW Shropshire pig finisher unit — high baseload
- System size
- 240 kW across three finisher houses
- Annual generation
- 228,000 kWh
- Annual saving
- £52,000
- Payback
- 5.8 years
Poultry Sheds • North Norfolk
180 kW Norfolk free-range egg unit — multi-shed install
- System size
- 180 kW across two free-range egg sheds
- Annual generation
- 172,000 kWh
- Annual saving
- £39,500
- Payback
- 5.6 years
Dairy Parlours • Mid Cheshire
320 kW Cheshire dairy farm — combined re-roof and PV
- System size
- 320 kW (590 × JA Solar 540W panels)
- Annual generation
- 294,000 kWh
- Annual saving
- £68,500
- Payback
- 5.2 years