Watch & Read: Show Recap: 215kW Battery & Talking Farm Solar on Stage
Showcasing serious farm-scale solar and battery storage. On the stand: A 215kW battery system with integrated inverter and internal heating — designed for large dairy and poultry farms, built to handle real…
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.
Showcasing serious farm-scale solar and battery storage. On the stand: A 215kW battery system with integrated inverter and internal heating — designed for large dairy and poultry farms, built to handle real…
The poultry farm economics
- Typical UK poultry farm electricity: 80,000–250,000 kWh/year per layer or broiler unit
- Self-consumption ratio: the highest in UK agriculture — typically 80–90% on broiler farms because ventilation, lighting and feed automation runs daytime
- Typical KMM system size: 30–150kWp per shed
- Payback: 4–6 years pre-grant on broiler operations; slightly longer on layer farms due to evening lighting cycles
- Biosecurity: roof access procedures need to comply with AI/avian flu zoning rules — KMM works to defra-style biosecurity standards
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 · Commercial Solar · Sectors · Dairy Farms · Commercial Solar · Sectors · Poultry Farms · Battery Storage · Ev Chargers
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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.
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