Energy use on farms in England 2023/24

This newly released report provides details on the types of fuel used by farm businesses, as well as the generation and sale of renewable energy by farm businesses, including plans for the future. This release also contains details on farm carbon audits, including the most commonly used carbon calculators and the actions farms have taken based on their carbon audits.

Key Results

• In 2023/24, red diesel was the most commonly used fuel by farm businesses within the FBS population, at 98%, with its use per hectare increasing with farm business size (based on SLR).
• Generation of some form of renewable energy was present in 32% of all farm businesses within the FBS population, with solar power being the most popular type, at 27%.
• Within solar-generating farm businesses, 84% had solar panels installed on farm building rooftops, and 10% had field based solar panels.
• Direct financial incentives were the most common reasons for installing solar panels, with 77% of farm businesses generating solar energy wanting to reduce the cost of farm energy bills.
• By 2023/24, carbon audits had been carried out on 20% of all farm businesses within the FBS population, with dairy farms most likely to have been carbon audited, at 57%.

You can find details in full here: https://www.gov.uk/government/...