Solar for agriculture, UK-wide analysis
Farms, dairies, glasshouses, and agri-processing. Often eligible for ground-mount solar in addition to rooftop.
Active UK businesses
41,656
in agriculture
Typical system
100-1000 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
8,274
38% approved
Self-consumption
60%
typical on-site use
Why agriculture are a strong solar fit
The agricultural site sector typically sees 60% of solar generation consumed on-site, which is the single biggest driver of PPA economics. Higher self-consumption means more of the solar output displaces expensive grid electricity (currently ~28p/kWh for commercial tariffs) rather than exporting at the lower SEG rate (~5p/kWh).
A typical 100-kWp rooftop system on a agricultural site site generates around 90 MWh per year, covering a meaningful share of typical sector demand and locking in ~25 years of price-certain electricity via a PPA structure.
Top UK regions for agriculture
KENT
744 active businesses
DEVON
687 active businesses
LINCOLNSHIRE
671 active businesses
ESSEX
658 active businesses
NORFOLK
641 active businesses
SUFFOLK
622 active businesses
Typical agricultural site solar economics
Mid-size project
100 kWp
~90 MWh/year generation
Large project
1000 kWp
~900 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for agriculture by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active agriculture. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
AB43
271
WC2H
246
AB42
218
ZE2
197
TA1
193
YO25
160
EC1V
154
DD8
144
CB8
132
BT34
127
PE11
121
SN15
118
N1
114
BT60
107
BT71
103
BT78
100
EH3
100
BT35
96
ME13
95
SO23
95
EC2A
94
BT70
93
CB7
93
PR3
93
BT79
92
IP28
91
PE12
90
PR4
90
DG1
89
CA1
87
CA7
87
DT1
84
AB10
83
LN8
83
SG8
83
PH2
83
GL7
82
PE22
80
AB45
80
LN11
78
DE6
78
W1W
78
TD15
77
CM3
76
PH1
76
EX16
75
HR1
75
SY5
75
DE23
74
YO17
72
SY13
71
PE13
71
DN22
71
EX17
70
AB56
70
BH21
70
NG23
70
PE30
70
SY4
70
IP22
69
SN8
69
HG4
68
G2
68
BA20
68
PO20
68
ZE1
68
NG34
67
TF9
67
DN14
66
PE28
66
GL54
66
HU12
65
DL8
65
DN21
65
DT11
64
HR2
64
SP3
64
CA11
63
TD5
63
NN6
63
AB51
63
DT2
63
BA5
63
BD23
63
LE14
63
CW5
62
CO10
62
HU17
62
YO42
62
KW17
61
HR6
61
CV37
61
PE14
60
SA31
60
TQ12
60
LN4
60
NN14
60
SA62
60
HR9
60
L3
59
GU34
57
HR4
57
TQ13
56
YO7
56
OX7
56
SA61
55
CB23
55
LE12
54
NR1
54
DT10
53
RH17
53
TQ5
53
SO32
52
IP13
51
IV2
51
LN1
51
NG22
50
WA16
50
NR11
50
BB7
50
SK11
50
YO61
50
PE7
49
EX39
49
RH13
49
SL6
49
LL49
49
TQ9
49
SY10
48
RH12
48
SO51
48
DG7
48
DL6
48
CA10
48
SY23
47
CM6
47
LE7
47
ME17
47
CA6
47
PR7
47
PO7
47
NP20
46
LN5
46
NG32
46
IP19
46
YO11
46
DL10
46
DG11
46
CV35
46
CO7
46
BT47
46
PL15
45
CM7
45
GL51
45
YO43
45
L40
45
SP11
45
NP7
45
SP5
45
SN10
45
YO8
45
HU13
45
CM9
45
SA33
45
RH5
45
LE15
45
CO5
44
TN12
44
DG8
44
EX20
44
WR11
44
HA4
44
PE6
44
NR19
44
ME9
44
CW6
44
EX36
43
TA21
43
NG24
43
OX15
43
OX13
43
SS9
43
ST18
43
DE13
43
YO16
43
MK44
43
SP1
43
SY16
43
KY15
42
AB41
42
DN20
42
BT92
42
BT61
42
BT30
42
SY21
42
DT9
42
WR9
42
PE21
42
PE15
42
RG7
42
WR10
42
NR9
42
LE16
42
NR34
41
WS13
41
TN21
41
ST14
41
SO21
41
SA19
41
EX2
41
IP7
41
KY11
41
LD3
41
LN9
41
EX14
40
EX5
40
PA34
40
CA4
40
CO6
40
LA1
40
IP12
40
LS25
40
CB10
40
IV30
40
AB53
40
SA43
39
PE20
39
BN8
39
LA2
39
BT82
39
CH3
39
OX16
39
GL2
39
RG14
39
IP31
39
SO24
39
DN10
39
WS15
39
HR5
38
HR8
38
TA4
38
TS9
38
DD10
38
CO9
38
BA12
38
NR20
38
EX1
38
OX29
38
HG3
38
DT4
38
EH2
38
NE66
38
SY8
37
BS40
37
NE46
37
MK18
37
TN17
37
LE17
37
LE13
37
RG17
37
DD11
37
YO15
36
EX22
36
CB22
36
WR6
36
BS35
36
NN11
36
BT80
36
CM2
36
PE32
36
CB25
35
OX12
35
SK10
35
LA6
35
IP1
35
PE2
35
YO19
35
LU7
35
WC2A
35
BT44
35
BA2
35
PR9
35
NE65
35
TN27
35
IP14
35
BT32
35
DE4
35
IP17
35
EX15
35
IV19
34
WC1N
34
BR3
34
PE8
34
TF10
34
OX17
34
LN6
34
BT62
34
CA5
34
ML12
34
KW14
34
DG9
34
DE56
33
CV23
33
IP6
33
PE19
33
SK17
33
CB6
33
DN17
33
LA12
33
BT23
33
IP32
33
SN4
33
DG2
33
PL14
33
NG5
33
DE65
33
BT42
33
BN1
33
NR13
33
SO41
33
BT22
32
BA1
32
BT45
32
ML11
32
B23
32
TN15
32
PE24
32
HP18
32
DD9
32
BS37
32
CH7
32
DN9
32
TA6
32
CA13
32
NR21
32
DT6
32
PO18
32
PE23
32
NN13
32
MK17
32
SP8
31
EX31
31
CV8
31
MK45
31
WA3
31
OX18
31
GL19
31
PE9
31
TR13
31
MK43
31
E14
31
TD9
31
NR15
31
HD8
31
NE61
31
EH41
30
CH4
30
AB31
30
PO19
30
DL11
30
TN25
30
OX28
30
IP21
30
NG33
30
BA11
30
PO30
30
BT74
30
BA4
30
YO26
30
KA3
29
NR10
29
SG19
29
LL13
29
GU8
29
NN1
29
CT4
29
CW12
29
YO18
29
CT1
29
PR5
29
CB21
29
IV12
29
YO62
29
BA3
29
OX9
28
TN22
28
BT94
28
DL12
28
FK8
28
SN16
28
KW1
28
BT51
28
GU27
28
E1
28
SP4
28
PA29
28
FK7
28
HS1
28
NP16
28
CR0
28
NR35
28
BT43
28
SY1
28
RH20
28
SP6
27
WA6
27
SA32
27
IP29
27
KA7
27
CB2
27
CB4
27
BT81
27
CF37
27
HS2
27
HR7
27
SY22
27
CM1
27
NR28
27
TQ2
27
CO4
27
BN6
27
GU10
27
ST10
27
BN27
27
NR16
27
PE10
27
SO50
27
LE9
27
BN11
27
TR4
27
DH7
27
TS21
27
IV1
27
DN15
27
RH10
27
LA8
27
BT53
27
SG12
27
GL6
26
NP25
26
BT41
26
NN7
26
SA4
26
TQ7
26
PE38
26
LL16
26
NR14
26
TD11
26
CM0
26
SA44
26
SA48
26
NN12
26
CA14
26
IP30
26
KA26
26
BT66
26
CT3
26
RG9
26
RG20
26
EX37
26
LE67
26
EN11
26
HD9
26
CW8
26
SN14
26
FK9
25
BN21
25
B98
25
NG13
25
HU15
25
LL53
25
LL17
25
CV32
25
TN33
25
CV47
25
DL14
25
TN24
25
CH1
25
CF14
25
DL7
25
AB30
25
RG8
25
SW19
25
OX10
25
IV27
25
TN26
25
NG18
25
TR1
25
W1G
25
TR11
25
CM4
25
SN7
25
KY13
25
DG3
25
YO21
25
SA1
24
BN18
24
ST13
24
CV13
24
GL15
24
ST15
24
EC3V
24
SA34
24
LL21
24
PO8
24
GL8
24
PR2
24
KW15
24
WF4
24
PL30
24
PL26
24
GU28
24
FY8
24
RG19
24
YO41
24
L39
24
CH8
24
RG27
24
DL13
24
RG42
24
DL2
24
WA14
24
HU11
24
NP44
24
RH14
24
NR7
24
CB24
24
IP23
24
TD6
24
LN2
24
WV16
24
M40
24
KA1
24
YO12
24
EN5
24
SG5
24
CV7
24
BT75
24
ME15
24
WA4
24
SP7
23
BN3
23
TN8
23
NG16
23
IP24
23
NR18
23
CV2
23
NG31
23
GL20
23
KA6
23
DD5
23
IV36
23
BS8
23
G3
23
TF11
23
PE33
23
TA3
23
DN11
23
PE34
23
BT40
23
CF71
23
CT15
23
SY7
23
B96
23
MK9
23
DY13
23
NR29
23
IP26
23
DD1
23
WN6
23
TF6
23
IP25
23
CM23
23
LN10
22
ME14
22
N3
22
PA1
22
TD1
22
TA2
22
NG1
22
TN34
22
NG12
22
ST21
22
CW1
22
LL12
22
TR10
22
BT46
22
TR20
22
BH20
22
W1B
22
AB54
22
DN37
22
DN6
22
LD2
22
SG4
22
WD6
22
EX6
22
GL18
22
NR17
22
ME3
22
GU32
22
WR13
22
B79
22
OX1
22
KY16
21
EH39
21
SG9
21
BB5
21
MK40
21
BT49
21
LL57
21
CB1
21
SY12
21
CH5
21
GU30
21
EX23
21
BA22
21
AL5
21
GU24
21
SY11
21
EN9
21
CT7
21
KY8
21
CV10
21
LE8
21
BT28
21
EX4
21
GL10
21
TN4
21
CW4
21
CW9
21
AB44
20
ML3
20
ST5
20
BA14
20
SG13
20
GL50
20
CW11
20
TN3
20
CB9
20
SO53
20
TA7
20
TN30
20
TD7
20
RG40
20
SO40
20
CA16
20
SN6
20
TA5
20
LL65
20
DE45
20
HP5
20
NR3
20
DY6
20
NP15
20
BT67
20
HP22
20
SY3
20
SA73
20
SE1
20
BT39
20
TN40
20
WR12
20
B60
20
LD8
20
LE10
19
SG14
19
SG18
19
RH6
19
W1T
19
BT24
19
LD1
19
RH19
19
AB55
19
RH16
19
SL4
19
BB1
19
SA67
19
LU1
19
BH23
19
BH24
19
DH8
19
TR27
19
FY6
19
G65
19
BA6
19
DE12
19
GL12
19
ME4
19
CV21
19
CT14
19
GU35
19
BS1
19
HA1
19
CM5
19
CM22
19
SY2
19
HG5
19
CM12
19
YO30
19
CF5
19
WR2
19
AB39
19
PE31
19
WR8
19
NE48
19
HX3
19
LN13
19
IV7
19
OX2
19
EC4A
19
SA3
19
ME10
18
NG15
18
M2
18
TR9
18
HR3
18
BS39
18
NE11
18
BT48
18
CB11
18
DY14
18
SY14
18
ST20
18
SP2
18
BL6
18
LA9
18
DN31
18
SY25
18
OL3
18
CM14
18
TD12
18
PE16
18
BS16
18
ME18
18
WS11
18
LU6
18
KT12
18
CV9
18
SK9
18
BN5
18
CW3
18
EH6
18
GU29
18
HS6
18
LA11
18
PL25
18
PA28
18
BN26
18
KY12
18
WA11
18
IP9
18
TN31
18
TN11
17
OX11
17
FK1
17
OX5
17
GL52
17
CA8
17
IV51
17
DN38
17
EX32
17
CO3
17
SK6
17
PL21
17
CO16
17
PL17
17
AB34
17
NN9
17
EX13
17
SA17
17
PL1
17
PH7
17
BT69
17
HG1
17
TN14
17
AL3
17
LS21
17
EN8
17
PA31
17
S36
17
NR31
17
DY8
17
KT18
17
CF62
17
HP9
17
NR32
17
WR15
17
NN4
17
TA24
17
HU1
17
S75
17
BT26
17
S80
17
EH42
17
PE26
17
NW10
17
SO20
17
BA8
17
DE55
17
RG10
17
AB52
17
DE24
17
TF13
17
DG12
17
BD20
17
SO31
17
DE1
17
BT1
17
EH4
17
TR14
17
LE11
16
EH1
16
CO2
16
TR2
16
ST7
16
ST6
16
TR18
16
MK19
16
CM19
16
LS22
16
KA18
16
HP14
16
YO32
16
HP17
16
G63
16
HD1
16
OX14
16
SG6
16
M3
16
EX34
16
PO16
16
PR6
16
TN32
16
DN36
16
S6
16
EX8
16
DH9
16
IP20
16
SL3
16
BB4
16
TN23
16
LS17
16
RG12
16
NG19
16
WD3
16
BS26
16
YO13
16
TA22
16
SA41
16
SK7
16
LL15
16
YO60
16
TA18
15
BT68
15
TD8
15
CF83
15
CM15
15
SY15
15
CR3
15
SW6
15
ST19
15
SS4
15
CV36
15
SS11
15
BN2
15
BL9
15
BL8
15
TR3
15
SL9
15
DN4
15
DN5
15
DY12
15
SG1
15
SA65
15
SA2
15
SA14
15
S81
15
EH48
15
S70
15
S11
15
YO51
15
RH2
15
LN7
15
BA9
15
RG21
15
PR8
15
GL53
15
GL56
15
PL28
15
PL27
15
GU9
15
PL12
15
PH10
15
B61
15
PE27
15
IP33
15
ME12
15
IV20
15
PA23
15
OX25
15
NW9
15
KW16
15
LL14
15
LS24
15
NG17
15
LN3
15
BT27
15
BT29
15
LE1
14
MK16
14
G1
14
DN18
14
PE37
14
DL3
14
RG26
14
B94
14
PL8
14
GU1
14
TR7
14
NN10
14
BL1
14
BB12
14
RH15
14
EX21
14
LE65
14
WD25
14
AL1
14
ME20
14
DD3
14
TR12
14
B97
14
CW10
14
PH3
14
S8
14
SS7
14
ML8
14
B78
14
SA15
14
SA18
14
CT5
14
SA20
14
PO21
14
BN7
14
TQ4
14
BT63
14
EH10
14
CM77
14
HA7
14
CM16
14
CM13
14
EC4M
14
CH64
14
BD13
14
BS20
14
SY6
14
LL61
14
SA7
14
CH2
14
E17
14
PO38
14
CF11
14
TN29
14
CB5
14
TD14
14
TN16
14
LA7
14
GU6
14
HX7
14
DT8
14
W1S
14
PL19
14
KA27
14
AB15
14
BH15
14
B49
14
CA17
13
BT2
13
M41
13
ME19
13
KA24
13
IV10
13
ME16
13
B46
13
SO14
13
IG1
13
PE25
13
HU2
13
WR5
13
NR4
13
WR14
13
B93
13
HP27
13
PH33
13
PL13
13
GU5
13
PL6
13
BT76
13
WF9
13
GL5
13