You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Before you can reduce your energy bills or move toward Net Zero, you first need to understand exactly how and when your farm uses electricity.
Every farm has its own unique energy demand pattern — a daily and seasonal rhythm of power use that is often more predictable than you might think. On a typical dairy farm, lights and milking parlours switch on well before dawn. Milk cooling and water heating run heavily in the morning and evening.