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Pamplin Media Group - OSU: Solar panels on farms could supply 20% of U.S. energy


Pamplin Media Group
January 26 2021
Oregon State University research shows that farm-operated solar arrays could provide 20% of the country s energy needs.
A study by Oregon State University researchers has determined that working farms that also host solar facilities could satisfy 20% of the future electricity demand in the United States, all at a cost that is a fraction of the country s annual budget.
Solar photovoltaic power generation in concert with agriculture, termed agrivoltaics by the researchers, could also lead to a reduction of 330,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions the equivalent of removing 75,000 cars from the road each year and create up to 100,000 jobs in rural communities, all while having a minimal impact on crop yield. ....

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