Transition Farmer: ‘reMooable Energy’ gives price stability

Farmers Weekly Transition Farmer Eddie Andrew has been focusing on a community-funded renewable energy scheme to power his new dairy operation and reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

We catch up with him in South Yorkshire to find out how the farm’s Transition goals have  progressed so far in 2026.

See also: All updates from Eddie Andrew

Eddie Andrew

A Sheffield dairy farm has found a novel way of securing an electricity supply at a stable price, by giving local people the chance to invest in new on-farm renewable energy infrastructure in return for interest earned on shares valued from just £5 each

In July 2026, a share offer was launched by Sheffield Energy Works, a joint project by the Andrew family, South Yorkshire Ecofit CIC and Sheffield Renewables, allowing the local community the opportunity to collectively help meet the £600,000 cost of a 3kW rooftop solar array and a 22kW bioelectric plant at Cliffe House Farm.

The farm will buy most of the electric that is generated, which is predicted to earn shareholders an average of 4% interest on the value of their shares over the next 25 years, after which ownership of the hardware will pass to the farm business.

After investing heavily in a new dairy shed and milking robots, the family would not have been in a financial position to install renewable energy in the medium term, says Eddie Andrew.

The solution, which Eddie has named “reMooable Energy 2026”, is a “win win” for everyone involved, he believes.

“The farm is always going to be here, buying electricity, so we are a guaranteed customer from the moment the solar panels are switched on,” says Eddie, who processes milk from the herd into ice cream and pasteurises liquid milk for direct sales.

“Our customers can buy ice cream from us, we can buy electricity from them, and they will earn interest to buy more ice cream!

“It keeps the money circulating locally, none of it leaves the city to line the pockets of big corporate energy companies.”

Valuing shares at a base price of £5 creates an opportunity for many people to get involved. Anyone who can afford a pint of beer can be part of the energy company, Eddie reckons.

“We didn’t want to make the shares unaffordable, we really wanted our customers to buy shares if they wanted to.

”It is likely significant parts of the infrastructure will begin to get installed by the end of 2026.