UK Farm Solar Reviews
This site is an independent guidance and quote-matching service — we are not an installer, so we do not publish installer-style testimonials or star ratings of our own. What we can do is show you how to judge the review evidence of any installer quoting for your farm.
Why there are no star ratings on this page
Anonymous solar websites routinely invent review counts and near-perfect star badges. We refuse to. Every figure on this site is sourced from published 2026 rate and grant data, last reviewed July 2026, and the quotes you request through this site come from MCS-certified installers whose review records you can verify yourself using the checks below.
Named, verifiable projects
Genuine installer reviews reference a real farm, county, building type and system size. Ask any installer for two or three named references in your county or building type — with permission to call the farm directly. Specialists welcome this; evasive answers are a red flag.
The 3- and 4-star reviews
A review profile with nothing below 5 stars across dozens of projects is a curation signal, not a quality signal. Look for how the installer responded when a G99 connection ran late or a component failed — the recovery tells you more than the rating.
Review platform provenance
Check reviews on platforms the installer cannot edit: Google Business Profile, Trustpilot, Checkatrade. On-site testimonial carousels are marketing copy unless each entry can be traced to a named, contactable project.
MCS and RECC records
The MCS database confirms an installer’s certification is current; RECC publishes complaint and resolution histories. Both are free to search and harder to game than any star rating.
What a good farm solar quote includes
Whichever installer you choose, hold their proposal to this standard before you sign:
- Indicative system size per building, from your half-hourly meter data — not a guess from roof area alone
- A year-one generation forecast stated in kWh, with the yield assumption shown (UK range: roughly 850–1,100 kWh per kWp)
- A self-consumption estimate specific to your load profile — dairy and poultry typically 70–95%, arable often 40–60%
- Export income modelled at current SEG rates (flat tariffs roughly 4–12p/kWh as at July 2026), not stale headline figures
- Tax treatment set out honestly: 100% Annual Investment Allowance up to £1M; solar sits in the special-rate pool, so full expensing does not apply
- A fixed price, the DNO G99 position, and the warranty stack (product, performance, workmanship, and who insures it if the installer ceases trading)
The UK farm solar installer checklist expands this into 30 specific questions to ask before contract.