Watch & Read: This Solar Install Started With a Beer at a County Show
Origin story of a farm install — KMM at Newark/Notts County Show.
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.
Origin story of a farm install — KMM at Newark/Notts County Show.
The farm solar economics
- Typical UK farm electricity spend: £14,000–£90,000/year, depending on size and operation type
- Typical KMM farm system size: 30–300kWp, often combining roof PV with adjacent ground-mount
- Self-consumption ratio: 65–85% on continuous-load farms (dairy, poultry, refrigeration)
- Typical payback: 5–7 years pre-grant; 3.5–5 years with the Lincolnshire Rural Business Grant applied
- Planning route: Roof PV is permitted development under Class A GPDO; ground-mount above 9m² needs full planning
- SFI cross-compliance: ground-mount on grazed paddocks under sheep typically preserves Basic Farm Payment
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
Locations · Newark On Trent · About · Commercial Solar · Farms
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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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