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Switch and save
Check for a cheaper electricity contract whilst your solar is designed. Nothing to install.
- UpfrontNothing
- SavingUp to 40%*
Solar panels for farms and agricultural buildings
Solar panels for your farm buildings. £16k+ a year off the electricity bill.*
Compare buying outright, spreading the cost or a £0-upfront PPA, plus a contract review that could cut your bill by up to 40%.
Solar example: a 100kW system (202 panels) at 24p/kWh. Savings depend on your site and tariff.
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Installation partner
Funding partner
Projects delivered for
Why farm buildings suit solar.
- Big roofs, already built. Cattle sheds, grain stores and machinery barns have large, unshaded roofs.
- Power when the farm uses it. Cold stores, dairy cooling, ventilation and grain drying draw power in daylight, when the panels generate.
- Tax relief on the cost. Solar counts as plant and machinery, so it can qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance. Your accountant confirms what you can claim.
- Paid for what you export. Power you do not use on the farm can be sold to an energy supplier through the Smart Export Guarantee.
Lower the farm’s bill now. Choose how to fund your solar.
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Start with your energy contractCheck for savings whilst your solar is designed.
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Then choose how to pay for solarThree routes, all modelled for your roof.
Own from day one
Buy outright
Pay for the panels once. You own them from day one and keep every pound they save.
- UpfrontFull cost
- Tax reliefAIA, if eligible
Spread the cost
Hire purchase
Spread the cost in monthly payments that the savings help cover. Yours at the end.
- UpfrontNil or small
- You own itEnd of term
No capital outlay
Fully funded PPA
A funder pays for, owns and maintains the panels. You simply buy the power they make at a lower rate.
- Upfront£0
- MaintenanceCovered
Illustrations, not quotes: 100kW system (£96,300), 24p/kWh, before tax relief; hire purchase 10 years at 8% APR; PPA 10p/kWh below grid. *Switch savings depend on your contract, available tariffs and exit fees.
Installed by our partner, Solar4Business.
Industrial Yorkshire
Kingspan
Fully funded PPA
Manufacturing Midlands
Hepworth Clay
Fully funded PPA
Education Central London
Swanlea School
Fully funded PPA
Business services Yorkshire
Vaults HQ
Your installation is managed by Solar4BusinessHow it works
Installation services described below are delivered by our partner Solar4Business.
Two minutes from you. Solar4Business does the rest.
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Tell us about your farm buildings
About two minutes, no bills needed yet.
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We review your bill and your roofs
A quicker saving now, and a model of what your roofs could generate.
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Solar4Business surveys the farm
Roof structure and sheeting checked, then all four routes costed in writing.
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Switch on and save
Installation, grid approval and certification handled.
Your trusted, MCS-certified installer.
Grant Nicholson founded both Solar4Business, who install every system, and INICIO, who fund the PPA route.
Start my free assessmentSolar4Business displays the accreditation marks below on its website. Ask for the current certificates, the contracting company’s details and the warranties that apply to your proposed installation.
- Marks displayed by Solar4Business
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- Installed and funded by
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Grant Nicholson
Founder and CEO, Pharaoh Capital. Founder of Solar4Business and INICIO.
Over ten years in the energy sector. Grant founded Solar4Business, who install every Business Solar UK system, and INICIO, which funds commercial solar with no upfront cost. Institute of Directors Young Director of the Year, 2020.
What our installer's customers say
4.6/ 5
Reviews are of Solar4Business, who carry out every installation for Business Solar UK. Rating as at 22 September 2026.
"All went well with the initial enquiry, report draft and install. We were kept up to date with install dates and the guys on site were tidy and professional... There has been a marked reduction in our electricity costs which was the reason for the install."
"Steve and his team were extremely professional, installing over 900 panels for our Academy."
"We have a commercial property and 48 solar panels have been fitted. The team of installers were extremely professional and helpful."
"A great installation. Steve and the team did a great job. Would not hesitate to recommend this company."
FAQs
Quick answers for farms
Are there grants for solar panels on farms?
Defra’s Farming Investment Fund has paid towards rooftop solar on farm buildings in past rounds, but rounds open and close. We check what is open for your postcode as part of your assessment, and never quote a grant until it is confirmed.
Do we need planning permission?
Usually not for panels on a farm building roof, which is permitted development in England and Scotland. Larger systems in England need the council’s prior approval, listed buildings are excluded, and ground-mounted arrays do need planning permission. Solar4Business confirms what applies at survey.
What if the barn roof is old or fibre cement?
The survey checks the structure and the sheeting before anything is designed. If one roof is not suitable, another building or a ground-mounted array may be.
We are tenant farmers. Can we still go ahead?
Owner-occupiers can use any route. Tenants usually need the landlord’s consent for solar, and can have their electricity contract reviewed straight away.
How can you cut the bill before solar goes in?
We review your current electricity contract against the tariffs available to your business. If a better deal saves money, we move you whilst your solar is designed. The saving depends on your contract and any exit fees.
See what your farm roofs and your contract could save
Two minutes. No obligation.