“I chose a large system because even during the winter months when we experience fewer hours of daylight I’ll still have plenty of power to keep the farm running smoothly,” says farmer David Reeves.

The solar panel system is reportedly set to save the farm £51,826 in electricity bills over the next 25 years, with £91,224 to be fed back into the business over the same period through the government’s feed-in tariff subsidy scheme.