by Chris Malone
Environmentally savvy farmer and entrepreneur Ken Proudley could appeal to the green minded holidaymakers out there after he kitted his caravan park out with solar panels.
The South Carolina Farm owner has installed the 27kW solar panels on one of his storage sheds to help power the site and his farmhouse, the York Press reported.
It is thought that the move will help provide up to half of the energy used by the 15 touring pitches and Mr Proudley’s home.
The businessman claimed that the savings from generating his own electricity, combined with the money he makes selling some of it, will help make a huge difference to the site’s bottom line.
“I investigated solar power mainly because I wanted to reduce the amount I was paying for electricity to supply the caravan park, where each site has an electrical hook-up,” he said.
“The free electricity is an extra bonus and we have been able to cut the farm’s carbon emissions and do our bit to further protect the environment.”
Seventy per cent of the solar panels are owned by Mr Proudley, while the remainder are owned by Nationwide Solar, which shares the feed in tariff.
South Carolina Caravan Park is located on Alne Road in Easingwold, with the pitches situated around a lake.
