Electricity is a major and unavoidable cost for dairy farms, and dairy farmers are under pressure from rising cost of electricity and concerns over energy security.
Reducing energy use on farm is one of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce farm emissions and costs. Real opportunities exist for dairy farmers to better control their energy costs and prepare for potential impacts on power supply. This is while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and capturing higher profits by using energy smarter.

The national average energy use on dairy farms is 48 kWh/kL of milk. T