Grain drying
High seasonal electrical demand can be modelled against expected summer generation and operating patterns.
Agriculture and rural solar
The UK's fields are already generating. Is your farm?
Agricultural solar designed around barn roofs, rural land and the high daytime electricity demand of modern farming operations.
Large barn and outbuilding roof reviews
Designed around agricultural demand
Three-phase system planning
Generation and performance monitoring
The farm energy opportunity
High daytime loads can align closely with solar generation.
Grain drying, cold storage, milking, irrigation and ventilation often operate when solar production is strongest, helping more generation to be used directly on site.
Cold storage
Refrigeration and compressor loads can create a consistent daytime demand profile across the site.
Milking and livestock
Milking parlours, ventilation, lighting and water-heating loads can be included in the technical review.
Irrigation and pumps
Pumping loads and seasonal operating hours can be considered alongside roof area and supply capacity.
Rural site design
Review the whole farm, not just one roof.
REST can assess several barns, sheds, outbuildings or land areas together, then consider how generation connects into the farm's existing electrical infrastructure.
- Roof area, orientation, shading and structural condition
- Cable routes between buildings and main distribution equipment
- Existing meter, supply capacity and network constraints
- Current loads, future machinery and potential storage
Three-phase agricultural systems
Large rural properties need infrastructure designed for the load.
Motors, pumps, compressors, refrigeration and other agricultural equipment can create volatile and substantial demand. REST reviews the farm's existing supply and specifies an appropriate inverter and phase-balancing approach.
Supply firstConfirm the existing electrical arrangement and available capacity.
Load profileReview when machinery operates and how demand changes through the year.
Technical designCoordinate inverter capacity, protection and connection requirements.
Agricultural solar questions
What REST needs to understand about the farm.
A useful first review considers the buildings, electrical demand, operating pattern and existing supply together.
Arable, dairy, poultry, horticultural, equestrian and mixed farms can all be considered. Suitability depends on electricity demand, roof or land availability, structural condition, shading, access and the available electrical connection.
Yes. Agricultural demand from grain drying, cold storage, milking, irrigation, ventilation and workshop equipment often occurs during daytime generation hours. The final system must still be designed around the site's actual load profile and supply arrangement.
Many larger rural sites use three-phase supplies because of motors, refrigeration, pumps and other high-load equipment. REST confirms the existing supply, phase balance and suitable inverter arrangement during technical design.
Yes. Separate barns, sheds and outbuildings can be reviewed together, with each roof assessed for usable area, orientation, structure, cable routes and connection to the wider farm electrical system.
Battery storage can be reviewed where it may help increase on-site use of solar generation, support evening loads, manage peaks or fit a wider resilience strategy. The commercial case depends on the site profile and tariff.
The farm type, postcode, main energy loads, approximate annual electricity spend, available roof or land area and a suitable contact are enough to begin the first review.
Rural site audit
Tell REST how the farm uses energy.
Share the farm type, energy loads, available space and electricity spend so the commercial team can prepare a relevant first review.