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AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 3: Lexie Hain — Sheep and Solar a Match

This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT’s Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Lexie Hain, the country’s leading solar grazing expert.  

It is the third in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA’S Voices from the Field podcast. 

Lexie is a farmer, solar grazer, and the Director of Agrivoltaics at Lightsource BP.  She co-founded the American Solar Grazing Association and is a stakeholder in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse. She also coined the term solar grazing.  

Lexie and Stacie discuss the practicalities of solar grazing, how to prepare and manage agrivoltaic sites, opportunities for grazers and solar developers, and how sheep and solar are made for each other.

 

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. 

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AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 2: Keeping Family Farms in Family Hands with AgriSolar in Massachusetts

This episode is a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT’s Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Nate Tassinari, the owner of Million Little Sunbeams, a third-generation hay farm in Monson, Massachusetts.

It is the second in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA’S Voices from the Field podcast.

Nate’s hay operation is a 1-acre farm co-located with a solar array that generates 250 kilowatts of power. It is centrally located among a network of family farms and has solar panels that are elevated 10 feet above the ground, both to accommodate haying equipment and to satisfy Massachusetts regulations for incentives.

In the conversation, Nate describes the financial aspects of owning a solar array, how to harvest the sun during the winter, the interconnection of family farmlands, and the role solar can play in farm ownership.

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.

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Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org

Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.

You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Learn about NCAT’s other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.

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The Borrowers Guide to Financing Solar Energy Systems: A Federal Overview

This guide provides information that can assist both lenders and consumers in financing solar energy systems, which include both solar electric (photovoltaic) and solar thermal systems. It also includes information about other ways to make solar energy systems more affordable, as well as descriptions of special mortgage programs for energy-efficient homes.

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Cooperative Utility PV Field Manual: Volume l, Business Models and Financing Options

This document is the first of a three-volume series designed to support electric cooperatives as they explore and pursue utility-scale, utility-owned solar PV deployments. It includes examples of business models for implementing utility-scale solar projects including details of full and partial ownership.  

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Fannie Mae HomeStyle Energy Mortgage

This paper discusses that the HomeStyle Energy mortgage loan is designed to support homeowners efforts to increase energy and water efficiency and reduce utility costs as well as create home resiliency for environmental disasters or to repair damage from such disasters. The document shows that HomeStyle Energy may be a more affordable financing solution than a subordinate lien, home equity line of credit, Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan, or unsecured loan.

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LPO Technical Eligibility Reference Guide

DOE: Loan Programs Office

This document provides an overview of Title 17 Innovative Energy Projects: Renewable Energy & Efficient Energy. It includes a summary of loan guarantee eligibility criteria, potential project types, and meeting the “innovation” eligibility requirement.

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LPO: Lending Reference Guide: Innovative Fossil, Nuclear, and Renewable Technology

DOE: Loan Programs Office

This document provides an overview of debt financing to catalyze commercial deployment of new energy technology in the U.S. by demonstrating operational and financial viability. It includes details on lending capacity and eligibility criteria.

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Clean Energy Financing Programs: A Decision Guide for States and Communities

This guide’s objective is to help government entities facilitate financing support in the commercial and residential sectors, with a secondary focus on helping state and local governments finance improvements to their own buildings. It includes financing programs for objectives for state and local governments and key elements of financing programs.

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