Solar & Multiuse Farming

Solar development and agricultural use can exist not only side-by-side, but increasingly are found together.

• A farmer can add solar to their property and get steady income from a land or rooftop array.
• Solar energy facilities can also collaborate with local farms and bee-keeping organizations to incorporate pollinator friendly plants and bee hives onto their sites.
• Responsible solar development could improve soil health, retain water, nurture native species, produce food, and provide even lower-cost energy to local communities.
• Sheep farmers have opportunities to contract for vegetation management of solar sites and thus increase farm viability.

Publisher SEIA & The American Solar Grazing Association