How Solar Plant Solved the Problem of Sheep Farm

Solar energy refers to technologies that convert the sun’s heat or light to another form of energy for use. It is the most abundant, renewable energy source in the world. It does not emit any greenhouse gasses in the energy generation process. However, the cost of solar is a barrier to adoption. Additionally, sunlight varies depending on geographic location, season, and time of day which all creates limitations on its use. Home solar is a clean, emissions-free, and renewable energy source. Unlike fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, home solar doesn’t release harmful pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions—like carbon dioxide—into the air and water supply. Here’s the story of a farmer who used solar panels on his farm and fed his sheep and also earned money from it.

Farmer says, “If I hadn’t had access to the solar farm, I would have been forced to sell all of my sheep.

Unequivocally!

What do sheep have to do with solar?”

Tom Warren has installed 56,000 solar panels on his property.

Farmer:  “The sheep we’ve got here are Merinos. There are about 160 of them. And we believe that the drought has broken out here. We could probably put in quite a significant number more.”

Central Western NSW has been hit hard by drought in recent years. The panels on Tom’s farm helped create green grass for the sheep to eat when there was no rain.

Farmer:

“The solar panels warm up during the day and they cool down at night. They create a layer of condensation on the top of the panels which then collects and dribbles off at the end of the panels each night and that is creating a ribbon of green grass right through the drought. It’s quite clear that if I didn’t have a solar farm during the drought then I would have had to get rid of the sheep otherwise I would have had to have fed them for in excess of two years.”

Solar panels are not just saving Tom’s money on feed, they are now even making him money!

Farmer:

“I continue to get the income from my grazing but I also get a significant lease fee which is paid annually from the owner of its facility itself. So, it’s a win-win for me. And it actually increased the amount of money that I am getting in return for this land.”

More and more Australian farmers are turning to solar to cut their eternity bills and make extra income.

Farmer: 

“I think that renewable energy and farming are absolutely fantastic. Clean energy in Australia just makes sense.”

I would love more solar.

YES!

It is quite clear from the above talk that the solar system can be beneficial for energy in Pakistan too. Many benefits can be achieved from installing the solar panels here and energy can be saved.