On farm solar generation to maximise your agribusiness’ potential
with ZERO capital outlay
Why choose Solagri?
Solagri partners with farmers to install solar generations systems which provide lower cost solar electricity to your property.
Solagri install and maintain the system, at our cost, on approximately 0.25 - 0.5ha leased from the landowner/farmer. Solagri use the purchasing power of our growing customer base to reduce the cost of electricity purchased from the grid. The grid energy, combined with the lower cost solar energy generated on farm, ensures the electricity bill is very competitive.
For the farmer, switching to solar is hassle free and zero cost. By partnering with Solagri, cashflow is improved, energy resilience is gained and the door is open to further advances in technology as they come along.
Contact us to see what a Solagri Energy system could mean for your business.
What makes Solagri different?
Solagri’s mission is to have a positive, disruptive influence on New Zealand’s rural electricity market, giving farmers more control over their electricity costs.
The grid energy, combined with the lower cost solar energy generated on farm, ensures the price rural energy users pay for electricity remains competitive.
Over time Solagri will use the purchasing power of our growing customer base to reduce the cost of electricity purchased from the grid, effectively creating an electricity buying co-op.
New Zealand’s most innovative
rural energy business
Competitive farm
energy prices
Solagri achieves competitive dairy farm energy prices by aggregating the purchase and installation costs of solar for many farms at once, and negotiating on behalf of its customers to reduce the price of grid electricity to the farmer.
Environmentally conscious
agri business
New Zealand still burns fossil fuel (gas and coal) to top up our growing energy consumption. Your agri-business will generate its own renewable electricity from sunlight, helping you meet global customer demands and freeing up hydro electricity to go to other users.
On-farm solar
without the hassle
You have more time to concentrate on what you do best…managing the farm, whilst we take care of all ongoing monitoring, cleaning and maintenance of the system at no cost to you.
How it works?
Get in touch with Solagri and then it is an easy
Analyse your power usage
You supply Solagri your annual energy consumption data, we model this and size an array to meet your energy requirements.
Meet to assess your site
0.25-0.5HA within 150m of shed & space for battery is required
Sign a Licence and PPA
The Licence to Occupy and the PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) last for 20 years.
We arrange the consents
Solagri take care of all necessary council and network consents.
We build your new array
We build and commission a grid-tied solar array, at no cost to you.
Monthly bill as per normal
Your solar tariff will be locked in for 20 years, tied to CPI. Your grid-sourced electricity costs will be passed on to you at Solagri’s wholesale tariff.
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Meet our Partners
Funding partners
A donation will be made to the Rural Support Trust for every Solagri system installed
Our grid energy partners
Our installation partners
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