Could solar panels be integrated into farms instead of taking acreage out of commission?
Some hope to overcome resistance in Midwest by saying solar fields and farm fields can co-exist.
Source: startribune.com
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Some hope to overcome resistance in Midwest by saying solar fields and farm fields can co-exist.
Much Midwest land that could be used for solar power is tied up in row crops. Researchers are examining how to build solar panels without taking out cropland.
Farmland is well suited for solar development of all kinds, for the same reasons it’s good for growing crops – it’s largely flat, drains well and gets lots of sun.
Rural communities across the Corn Belt are skeptical about solar taking up farmland. Research is working on how to grow crops and solar together.