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With agrivoltaics, solar farms can add wheat, sheep as new cash crops by Kirsten Errick

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Solar energy developers are increasingly looking to open their facilities to another type of farming: crops and livestock.

Agrivoltaics, the dual use of land for solar energy generation and agricultural production, is getting more attention, according to a July 2024 report released by the Solar and Storage Industries Institute. More than 70% of farmers are open to large-scale solar projects on their properties if system designs allow for continued agricultural production, according to the report.

About 10 GW of US solar, or 7.7% of the fleet, is agrivoltaics, according to US National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s InSPIRE data on the Open Energy Information platform…

Dried down soybeans prior to harvest that were grown at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Dried down soybeans prior to harvest that were grown at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Source: Rutgers University, Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program
Cows grazing by vertical bifacial solar panel arrays at the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program's Cook campus site.
Cows grazing by vertical bifacial solar panel arrays at the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program’s Cook campus site. Source: Rutgers University, Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program

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