Agricultural Solar Panel Installers

Running a modern farm or agricultural operation demands significant, reliable energy for crucial processes like grain drying, cooling, lighting, and machinery, often making electricity a major, volatile operational expense.

Specialist Solar Solutions for Agriculture

Geo Green Power specialises in large-scale commercial solar installations at agricultural premises, even those that rely on continuous power for essential systems such as ventilation or milking. 

Reduce Overheads and Secure Long-Term Energy

If you’re looking to significantly decrease overheads and secure your energy supply for the future, investing in agricultural solar panels for your land or solar panels on agricultural buildings is the smart solution.

Fast Installation With Minimal Disruption

Our solar panel systems are quick and easy to install, causing minimal disruption to your daily farm activities. Typically, these systems offer a rapid payback of often less than 5 years through substantial energy bill savings. 

Strengthen Sustainability and Energy Resilience

Transitioning to renewable energy with solar panels for farms makes your operations inherently more sustainable and helps meet growing environmental standards for consumers and supply chain partners.

Securing your future energy needs with agricultural solar PV also provides crucial resilience for automated systems and efficient crop storage.

Experienced Agricultural Solar Specialists

With over 15 years of experience, our agricultural solar panel installer team is equipped to plan, design, and seamlessly deliver your solar farm installation, ensuring minimal impact on your day-to-day farming routine. 

The Bluebell Dairy Farm, a family-friendly farm park and artisan ice cream wholesaler, partnered with Geo Green Power to install a large-scale 210.5kWp solar PV system to tackle its high energy consumption, driven mainly by the constant use of commercial freezers.

The investment was a strategic move to significantly decrease energy costs, improve sustainability, and meet the green credential demands of major suppliers like the National Trust. With an expected annual output of 188,128kWh and a projected annual CO2 saving of 47 tonnes, the farm anticipates the system will save them two-thirds of their electricity bill, with a rapid payback period estimated at just 4-5 years. 

Solar PV installations allow you to generate your own electricity, cut fuel bills and potentially have an additional income stream for your business. In fact, there’s a large number of solar farmers already reaping the financial rewards this technology offers.

Geo Green Power successfully transformed Croft Farm in Doncaster into a sustainable agricultural operation by installing a massive 2.5MWp ground-mount solar PV system on land previously used for coal spoil and landfill.

The project, initiated by farmer Peter Maxwell to combat rising utility costs, generates approximately 2,000,000 kWh of clean electricity annually and prevents 500 tonnes of carbon emissions, the equivalent of removing 100 petrol cars from the road.

The installation was praised for its efficiency and high standards, providing the farm with long-term energy security and a significant reduction in its environmental footprint.

Every solar PV project is different, and the cost of installation will vary. The size of the system, position, and installation requirements, such as scaffolding and access, will all have an impact on the investment required. 

If you’re interested in finding out what you would need to spend to achieve a healthy return, we can give you a good indication over the phone and then finalise your proposal once we have visited your site. 

Solar Power for farming and agricultural sites offers robust returns on investment. To understand typical ROI values for solar for your farm, we have used figures here from a real-world example. This north of England farm had several roof mount solar systems installed as well as a ground mount. The ROI is impressive:

At Geo Green Power, we understand that while the environmental benefits of solar are clear, the financial structure must work for your farm’s specific cash flow and long-term goals. We offer several pathways to help you transition to clean energy without straining your capital reserves. 

Solar Funding Pathways 

Capex (Capital Expenditure): Ideal for profitable farm businesses with available cash reserves. By purchasing the system outright, you achieve the highest long-term Return on Investment (ROI). Once the initial payback period (typically 5–8 years) is met, the energy generated is essentially free for the remainder of the system’s 25+ year lifespan. 

Asset Finance: This model allows you to spread the cost of the installation over a fixed term (typically 5–10 years). In many agricultural cases, the monthly energy savings generated by the panels are greater than the finance repayments, making the project cash-flow positive from day one. 

Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs): Our “zero upfront cost” solution. A third-party investor funds the entire installation and maintenance. You simply purchase the electricity generated on your roof at a fixed, lower rate than the national grid. This provides immediate savings and long-term price certainty with no capital risk. 

Private Wire PPAs: If you have high-demand facilities (such as cold storage or grain drying) located near a large roof or unused land, a private wire connection allows you to bypass the grid entirely. This eliminates many of the “non-commodity” levies and distribution charges, offering the cheapest possible p/kWh rate. 

UK Government Incentives & Tax Relief 

While the financing models above handle the initial investment, several government-backed incentives further enhance the financial profile of farm solar: 

Annual Investment Allowance (AIA): Most farms can deduct 100% of the cost of solar panels and battery storage from their taxable profits in the year of purchase (up to a £1 million limit). This can effectively reduce the “net cost” of your investment by up to 25% through tax savings. 

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG): For any surplus energy you don’t use, common during long summer days or between harvest cycles, utility companies are required to pay you for the electricity you export back to the grid, creating a secondary revenue stream. 

DEFRA Productivity Grants: Periodically, schemes like the Improving Farm Productivity Grant offer up to 25% coverage for rooftop and floating solar installations. While competitive, these grants can significantly accelerate your payback period.