Farmers hope solar panel collective will cut energy bills in half

Bulk purchase of solar panels for milking parlours could save group over €500,000

Denis 'Dinny' Galvin said the farmers' bulk purchase of solar panels for their milking parlours could save the group over €500,000 on their energy bills. Picture: Neil Michael

A farmer, determined to drive down his energy bills, has started a movement which has seen 65 dairy farmers on the Dingle peninsula group together to buy solar panels and cut their energy bills in half.

Denis 'Dinny' Galvin said the farmers' bulk purchase of solar panels for their milking parlours could save the group over €500,000 on their energy bills.