Agrisolar Ownership: A Guide for Farmers, Ranchers, Communities,

Agrisolar, also called agrivoltaics, is the co-location of agriculture and solar within the landscape. It includes solar co-located with crops, grazing, beekeeping, pollinator habitat, aquaculture, and farm or

Agrivoltaic farms grow both solar power and food in

Two agrivoltaic test farms in Colorado are showing how solar farming and food production can coexist.

Agrivoltaics: Solar Energy Meets Agriculture

This concept involves integrating solar energy with agriculture, creating a synergy between food production and clean energy generation. Agrivoltaics is gaining traction as a promising solution to

USDA & DOE Solar Energy and Farming Initiatives

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to support farmers and rural communities make informed decisions about renewable energy.

Renewable Energy Story

Follow Farmers is the story of how Farmers Electric Cooperative in the small Iowa town of Kalona installed nearly 2 MW of solar. The entire construction of this historic solar array is currently

Agrivoltaics: An economic option for farmers and rural development

Agrivoltaics—the dual-use integration of solar panels and active farming on the same land—offers a solution that benefits all three core stakeholders.

Cooperative and Community Opportunities in Solar Energy

This section describes the benefits of solar power and group action, solar energy production methods, and government involvement that have all helped greater adoption of solar

Growing Plants, Power, and Partnerships Through Agrivoltaics

Led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy''s Solar Energy Technologies Office, InSPIRE has just completed its second,

Renewable Generation – Farmers Electric Cooperative

Learn how to read and calculate our solar energy production and buy back. This document details rules and regulations for DRG system interconnections and explains Farmers EC''s terms and rates for

Empowering Farms, Ranches, and Rural Communities: The Promise

This farmer-centered approach ensures that the land under the solar array is actively used for agriculture, helping to mitigate the loss of farmland. One notable benefit of agrivoltaics is that it