Watch & Read: This Farm Just Cut Its Energy Bills… From the Sky
Drone footage of a farm solar install — quick visual proof.
What this video covers
This is one of KMM's top-of-funnel short-form videos — a 60-second introduction to a topic worth understanding before you book a survey.
Drone footage of a farm solar install — quick visual proof.
UK agricultural solar in 2026
- UK farm electricity spending has risen by 122% since 2021 — solar PV is now the most cost-effective answer for most operations
- Permitted Development covers roof PV on agricultural buildings under Class A of the General Permitted Development Order
- Ground-mount above 9m² requires planning permission and (for arrays above 30kWp) typically a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
- Sheep-grazed ground-mount preserves Basic Farm Payment status on the affected parcel — KMM designs frames at 1.5m minimum height for this
- The Lincolnshire Rural Business Grant awards up to £40,000 toward capital projects in rural and agricultural businesses across the county
How this applies to your project
If you're researching solar for your own home, farm, factory or commercial building, the principles in this video apply directly — but the specific numbers will vary based on your roof orientation, your import tariff, your half-hourly load profile and your tax position.
KMM's fully funded survey is the fastest way to translate this video into specific advice for your site. We:
- Run a desktop assessment from your MPAN and roof satellite imagery — inside 5 working days, no site visit needed at this stage
- Schedule a drone survey if the desktop assessment shows the project is viable — 3D model of your roof inside 48 hours
- Deliver a bound proposal with full ROI cash model, three finance routes side-by-side, and every commission disclosed
- Decide together — no hard sell, no time-pressured discounts, no deposit required to keep the quote open for 30 days
Related KMM pages
Commercial Solar · Farms · Drone Surveys · Installations
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Steve and Kieren publish a new video on the KMM YouTube channel — Solar Made Simple every couple of weeks. Topics typically rotate through real customer install case studies, technical explainers, finance route walk-throughs, and tariff comparisons.
Book a fully funded survey to apply this to your project
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