We've turned our roofs into power stations with solar panels!

Did you know the Earth receives more energy from the sun in an hour than is used in the entire world in a year? And did you know that it would take less than 1% of the world’s land area covered in solar panels to supply the world’s electricity needs?

Back in 2021, we recognised that our highest area of operational emissions was in our energy use, so, we set ourselves an ambitious goal to install solar panels on our production facility in Pembrokeshire, with an aim to use 100% renewable energy.

We're proud to report that we did just that (and more)! We've installed 2 megawatts of solar panels on 6,000 m2 of unused roof space. Over the summer months the business is expecting to use 100% self-generated energy to power both sites, which will save 2.4t of CO2e per day(based on a usage of 10,000 kWh per day).

To hit our 46% reduction target by 2030, we need to reduce our energy usage by 386t of CO2e per year. With the help of our solar panels, our business is projected to achieve this ahead of schedule, with the business already saving >10% of our annual usage.

As we all know, unfortunately the sun doesn’t shine every day in the UK! So, when we can’t use the energy generated from solar, we will use energy purchased through our ‘green energy’ tariff. This way we can ensure it’s from 'zero-carbon' sources and contributing to the renewable energy development across the UK.

It’s one more step on our journey to Net Zero, helping us cut emissions faster, protect the planet and keep bringing you planet-friendly spuds!