When else do you get the opportunity for others to pay 100% of a business investment that will save your farm thousands of euro every year for decades to come?

That’s exactly what an investment in solar PV delivers for your family business when you choose Local Power Ltd as your installation partner.

With electricity costs now reaching up to 1c/L on dairy farms, 2c/L on livestock farms, and even higher on pig and poultry farms, 2026 is the year to tackle this cost head-on.

Solar PV allows you to use grants and guaranteed savings to reduce a growing cost in your business.

A solar PV investment can qualify for a Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) or Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant, combined with a 100% tax write-off and VAT refund.

Together, these supports typically cover 35% to 75% of the total system cost.

The remaining balance?

That is effectively paid for by your utility company, through the electricity savings generated by your system over a two- to five-year period, depending on the grant and tax benefits secured.

With Local Power’s funded option, the electricity savings are used to service the repayments, meaning there is little or no negative impact on day-to-day cashflow.

And as we all know, a euro saved is as valuable as a euro earned.

So why continue paying your utility company for 100% of your electricity, when you can generate your own, use the savings to pay for the system, and then enjoy thousands of euro in savings every year for decades once it is repaid?

Now tell me — is that not a great investment?

This year, Local Power Ltd celebrates 10 years in business, and with over 600 farm installations across the country to reference, we pride ourselves on providing trusted service and backup, installing competitively priced, quality European-warranted components in our premium offering, as well as competitor-equivalent Asian-warranted technology options to consider.

The Local Power team looks after everything involved in progressing a solar PV installation for you, starting with recommendations and system design, grant assessment and application, grid application, and critically offering a unique funded solution so that the net impact on your day-to-day cashflow is positive from day one.

The next 60% TAMS grant deadline for solar PV is only weeks away, and if you would like to get an application progressed, please get in touch with Local Power now so the paperwork can be prepared and progressed in good time.

The Local Power team will assess your chances of success in the new TAMS ranking process and prepare the paperwork so that the application is as seamless as possible.

If a TAMS application is unlikely to succeed, then the SEAI option can be progressed.

While it is a lower grant, nevertheless the solar PV investment will still be 100% funded, with the only difference being that it will take a little longer for the savings made with your utility company to repay the balance of the investment, net of the grant, and tax savings made.

So if solar PV is not yet on your agenda for 2026, why isn’t it?

If solar PV is on your agenda and you are rejected under TAMS, Local Power Ltd has a cashflow-neutral funded solution that delivers the same result using an SEAI grant, but a little more time is required to repay the full investment from electricity savings made.

We look forward to hearing from you.

In the meantime, we wish you and your family continued health and success in 2026.