Case Study: Cozy Cove Farm
Just outside of Gurley, Alabama, a herd of grazing llamas and alpacas find refuge from the sun underneath a solar array. Tony and Cozette O’Neil, owners of Cozy Cove Farm, have been raising the animals since 1995, shearing their fleece to make yarn and felt. Today, the O’Neils are also proud renewable energy producers for their community, thanks to the 50-kW solar system that has been generating electricity since February 2013.
Case Study: Mustang Two Solar Facility
Indart sheep between rows of solar panels.
By Anna Richmond-Mueller, NCAT Energy Analyst
Just outside of Stratford, California, hundreds of sheep spend their days grazing between rows of solar panels at the Mustang Two solar park.…
AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 6: The Big Picture and Nitty Gritty of Agrisolar
This episode is a conversation between NCAT Energy Program Director Stacie Peterson and Iain Ward, a farmer and founder of Solar Agricultural Services.
It is the sixth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured…
Case Study: Slate Solar PV Park
Indart sheep grazing around solar panels.
By Anna Richmond-Mueller, NCAT Energy Analyst
Located in Kings County, the Slate Solar PV Park produces power for hundreds of thousands of California citizens, while simultaneously providing…
WEBINAR: AgriSolar in the Pacific Northwest
In this video, Max Greene and Emily Griffith of Renewable Northwest discuss the state of agrisolar development in the Pacific Northwest.
Case Study: Indart Solar Sheep Grazing
Indart sheep between rows of solar panels.
By Anna Richmond-Mueller, NCAT Energy Analyst
As the average age of the American farmer continues to rise, the question of how to transition an agricultural operation to the next generation…
AgriSolar Policy Guide
The AgriSolar Policy Guide was designed to facilitate policy learning and innovation in the United States. The intention of this guide is not to advocate for certain initiatives, but to provide a central platform for education and engagement and to support policy innovation for better co-location.
AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 5: Sharing the Journey with AgriSolar Consulting
This episode is a conversation between NCAT Energy Program Director Stacie Peterson and Alexis Pascaris, executive director of AgriSolar Consulting.
It is the fifth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA’S…
WEBINAR: AgriSolar Ownership, Lease, and Land Planning
In this webinar, AgriSolar Clearinghouse team members Carl Berntsen and Allen Puckett discuss their new publication, “AgriSolar Ownership: A Guide for Farmers, Ranchers, Communities, and Landowners to Co-locate Agricultural Production…
Agrisolar Ownership: A Guide for Farmers, Ranchers, Communities, and Landowners to Co-locate Agricultural Production and Solar Generation
This guide serves as an introduction to the solar industry, relative to agrisolar development in the United States, community programs, and solar ownership or lease opportunities for homes, farms, and ranches. It covers ownership options for small-scale, single-user solar installations, community solar installations that distribute power throughout a community, and utility-scale installations that sell power to the utility, as well as common utility-scale land-lease components for landowners looking to allow a developer to construct and operate a solar installation on a portion of their land.
WEBINAR: Policy Approaches for Dual-use and AgriSolar Practices
In this webinar, Heidi Kolbeck-Urlacher from the the Center for Rural Affairs, Alexis Pascaris from Agrisolar Consulting, and Allison Jackson from the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center discuss policy approaches for dual-use and agrisolar practices.
Agrisolar Policy Guide
The AgriSolar Policy Guide was designed to facilitate policy learning and innovation in the United States. The intention of this guide is not to advocate for certain initiatives, but to provide a central platform for education and engagement and to support policy innovation for better co-location.