Farming and solar panels are sharing the same land in some fields of Massachusetts with the goal of helping farmers diversify their income through renewable energy generation. The dual-use solar installation, sometimes called agrivoltaics, is a photovoltaic array that’s raised far enough off the ground and spaced in such a way that crops can still grow beneath the panels. Such installations could help farmers integrate clean energy generation into their farming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Growing crops becomes more efficient when farmland is shared with solar panels
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