I've been watching with interest for the details of the 'Improving farm Productivity' grant to come out as we are interested in installing some solar.
Just published on the defra blog:
'For solar equipment, the minimum grant available is £15,000, with the maximum grant being £100,000. The grant will cover up to 25% of the cost of eligible items'
I'm a bit disappointed tbh!
To me this reads that the minimum spend is £60k which is a big system. Far too big for an average farm.
Do they expect people to do this so they can export? If so, I would imagine the lack of grid connection capacity in rural areas would hamper it?
Just seems like a missed opportunity to make this grant suitable to the majority of farmers.
Or am I missing something?
Just published on the defra blog:
'For solar equipment, the minimum grant available is £15,000, with the maximum grant being £100,000. The grant will cover up to 25% of the cost of eligible items'
I'm a bit disappointed tbh!
To me this reads that the minimum spend is £60k which is a big system. Far too big for an average farm.
Do they expect people to do this so they can export? If so, I would imagine the lack of grid connection capacity in rural areas would hamper it?
Just seems like a missed opportunity to make this grant suitable to the majority of farmers.
Or am I missing something?