At solar farms, sheep come back for mower
Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
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Sheep fatten up and keep the grass down at Maine s first solar grazing project, on Route 2 in Skowhegan. The sheep, from Crescent Run Farm in Jefferson, are working for South Portland-based ReVision Energy, which developed the 10,500-panel project to supply power to five towns. It s an example of how solar developers are trying to forge beneficial arrangements with farmers when they site projects on farmland, a trend called dual-use of agrivoltaics. Photo courtesy of ReVision Energy
Susquehanna University’s solar array was built in 2018, just outside the city of Selinsgrove, Pa. And from April through November of each year, the university enlists help from an unconventional source to help keep the 14-acre site maintained.
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