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Return on a 44 kW slurry-only plant selling power at 32p a kWh

1%October 2024sourcedmedium confidence

Farmers Weekly's worked example, not a measurement. The same article reports a 22 kW plant paying back in about ten years where the power replaces electricity bought at 30p.

Farmers Weekly, how farm-scale AD can offer sustainability and savings (23 October 2024)worked example: net income £2,284, 1% return on investment at 32p/kWh

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