With 20% VAT on fees applying to private school fees in January 2025, institutions are under increasing pressure to justify their costs while maintaining appeal to current and prospective families.

With additional financial challenges on the horizon, including the loss of charitable business rates relief from April 2025, private schools must find innovative ways to remain competitive. Investing in sustainability, particularly through solar energy, presents a compelling opportunity to not only reduce operational costs but also enhance their market appeal in an eco-conscious era.

Find out how sustainable energy solutions can help increase desirability and cut utility costs with no upfront investment.

In the agricultural and agri-food industries, energy costs represent a significant portion of operating expenses, with refrigeration standing out as one of the highest energy users. In fact, energy consumed by refrigeration in the UK alone costs the industry around £300 million per year, and this figure is primarily driven by the food sector.

Rising energy costs have only made this problem worse, putting pressure on farmers, growers, and businesses that rely on refrigeration to keep their products fresh. This blog post brings together key facts and figures to demonstrate how adopting renewable energy systems like solar PV and battery storage can help agricultural businesses reduce their energy costs, particularly for refrigeration.

Find out how sustainable energy solutions can support businesses with high refrigeration usage in our most recent article:

This large logistics company required a 1 Mega Watt solar system to support the large electricity requirement of their building which incorporates medical cold storage.

The critical load can never be interrupted so we worked with the back up generator team, to ensure that our system works seamlessly with all other back up power for the site

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