Solar PV brightens poultry income

摘要

For Richard and Rosemarie Smal-don, investing in renewable energy was a logical next step to help further alleviate input costs and ensure a secure future for their poultry business. "All businesses have costs. Some you can mitigate and some you can't, but electricity is one base cost I can reduce," explains Mr Smaldon. Ventilation and lighting are among the most crucial and cosdy components of the business, which produces five million hatching eggs a year for the poultry meat industry.