How One Devon Farm Shop Generates One Third of its Energy Needs
- arryawke
- Mar 31, 2015
- 1 min read
Darts Farm Shop recently installed a further 326 solar panels on its roofs to generate enough electricity to provide 33% of its energy needs.
The Devon farm shop already had 300 panels mounted on its roof, which the business had installed in 2011. The extra 326 panels now generates 170 kWp (kilowatt peak) of solar PV.
The business uses all of the electricity generated and the installation generates a 19% return on investment. In addition, it has reduced their carbon emissions by 80 tonnes a year.
SunGift designed and installed the 2011 system. It was so successful that Dart Farm shop owner, Paul Dart commissioned the Exeter-based company to design and install the latest project. The 2011 installation will have paid for itself by 2017.
More Energy from Less Space
Most commercial solar PV systems use 250 kW panels. The new installation at Dart Farm uses JA Solar 275 kW panels that generate more energy over less area. In addition, they cost less per watt to install.
Joe Perry from SunGift Energy explained,
“The result is a system that – thanks to energy savings and the government’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) – will have paid for itself in just over five years.”
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