solarpanelsforagriculture.co.uk is an independent guide to solar panels for agriculture, published by SEO Dons Ltd (registered office 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, Company No. 16766013). We are not an installer. We do not survey roofs, design systems, hold installer accreditations or carry out installations. What we do is research and publish the numbers a farm business needs before it talks to an installer: indicative costs, tax relief, export tariffs, planning routes, grid connection and the funding position, written for dairy, arable, livestock, horticulture and equestrian holdings.
How a quote request works
When you send an enquiry through this site, SEO Dons Ltd passes it to an installer covering your area so they can contact you. There is no charge to you and no obligation at any point. The installer, not this site, reviews your meter data, surveys the buildings, quotes and carries out any work, and the contract is between you and them. Our privacy policy explains exactly what is shared.
Checking any installer before you sign
Accreditations are things you should check, not take on trust, so check every installer against the public registers yourself:
- MCS (mcscertified.com): MCS certification is required for Smart Export Guarantee payments on systems up to 50 kW. It is not a legal requirement for larger commercial systems, but it is a useful quality signal.
- RECC (recc.org.uk): the Renewable Energy Consumer Code, aimed mainly at domestic customers but a sign of a consumer-protection process.
- NICEIC or NAPIT: registration for the electrical side of the work.
- Insurance-backed workmanship warranty: ask who underwrites it and what it covers if the installer stops trading.
- References from comparable farm projects: ask to speak to a farm with similar buildings and load, and ask whether the installer handled the G99 application and any asbestos-roof work.
What a good farm solar quote should include
A farm is not a warehouse with a tractor outside. Ask the installer to size the system from your half-hourly meter data and your seasonal pattern (milking, cooling, grain drying, ventilation), to check every roof for asbestos-cement sheeting before quoting, to confirm landlord consent where land or buildings are tenanted, and to make the grid position clear early, because the G99 application to the network operator is often the slowest step on a rural feeder. Compare any figures you are given with our cost guide and grants and funding page, which explain the 100% Annual Investment Allowance, why no farm solar capital grant is open in England at the time of writing, and how Smart Export Guarantee rates vary.
Where our figures come from
Cost bands, payback periods and system sizes on this site are indicative ranges for planning, not quotes, and any worked example is labelled as illustrative. Tax, grant, planning and grid rules are checked against GOV.UK, Ofgem, the Energy Networks Association and legislation.gov.uk, and we correct pages when rules change. If you spot something out of date, use the contact form and we will check it.