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Landowner of Humbie Farm, Andrew Bayne-Jardine decided it was time to take control of soaring energy prices. Nestled in the West Lothian, Humbie farm is a traditional arable operation with substantial energy demands- from daily farming activity to household use of a ground source heat pump, an AGA, and two electric vehicles. Frustrated by rising energy costs, Andrew turned to Forster Group in 2023.
“Solar was something we’d been thinking about for a while, but the spiralling costs of electricity were the final push. I couldn’t see prices falling anytime soon, and solar offered a practical, sustainable solution.”
-Andrew Bayne-Jardine, Landowner
A 72.72 kWp ground-mounted solar PV system. Drawing on decades of expertise in agricultural and commercial installations, Forster Group designed a tailored system to meet Humbie Farm’s daily energy needs, while considering future growth
Since the installation, the results have exceeded expectations. The system is outperforming projections and has significantly reduced the farms reliance on the national grid. The energy generated comfortably covers the household’s spring and summer demand, with a surplus credit helping to offset lower out in the winter months.
Andrew has also secured a contract for exporting surplus power and thanks to the size of the installation, Humbie Farm has the potential to generate up to £12,000 per year from selling electricity back to the grid.
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“We’ve only had a couple of small electricity bills during winter, I used to worry about our energy bills constantly - now I have another reason to celebrate when the sun shines on Humbie Farm. It’s effortless income.”
-Andrew
58, 079
kWh
annual energy generation
25
tonnes
yearly co2 savings
£12,000
grid export
annual revenue
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