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How Community Solar Helps Renters Afford to Go Green
- Posted: August 19, 2021 Published by: Yahoo Life
The release of a startling new report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has made it more apparent than ever that we all have a role to play in addressing the life-threatening changes taking place around the world…
Solar developer’s subscription incentive helps Colorado businesses, nonprofits
- Posted: July 22, 2021 Published by: Greeley Tribune
Agrivoltaics: Solar plus farm production is gaining ground
- Posted: June 21, 2021 Published by: Minnesota Farm Guide
The term “agrivoltaics” was coined several decades ago but is just now gaining traction in the farming community. It means to farm the land where solar panels collect renewable energy. “Farming” may take the form of hosting bee hives and pollinator plots; allowing sheep or cattle to graze beneath the panels; or using unshaded portions of solar arrays for food production.
SunShare Breaks Industry Record with Ten Years of Serving Community Solar Subscribers
- Posted: June 16, 2021 Published by: Utility Dive
McLeod County Board approves agrivoltaics site
- Posted: June 10, 2021 Published by: Hutchinson Leader
Last month, the McLeod County Board delayed voting on a permit for a new solar array in order to review a plan to continue agriculture use on the same plot of land. At its June 1 meeting, commissioners gave the “agrivoltaics” plan a shot in a split 3-2 vote.
Could ‘agrivoltaics’ be the answer to McLeod County’s dilemma of solar arrays on farmland?
- Posted: May 24, 2021 Published by: Crow River Media
As proposals for solar arrays have become more common over the past several years, McLeod County commissioners have been forced to grapple with a common concern among many proposed sites: They would stop production on high-quality farmland.
County boundaries become barriers for community solar in Minnesota
- Posted: March 24, 2021 Published by: Energy News