reddig33 , 2 months ago A lot of crop land is perfect for this sort of thing. They’re finding that low ground crops do really well near solar panels. Leaving money on the table by not double purposing the land. https://www.wired.com/story/growing-crops-under-solar-panels-now-theres-a-bright-idea/ Also not sure why anyone would be resistant to turn empty unused pasture into solar farms. Other than astroturfing by fossil fuel companies.
A lot of crop land is perfect for this sort of thing. They’re finding that low ground crops do really well near solar panels. Leaving money on the table by not double purposing the land.
https://www.wired.com/story/growing-crops-under-solar-panels-now-theres-a-bright-idea/
Also not sure why anyone would be resistant to turn empty unused pasture into solar farms. Other than astroturfing by fossil fuel companies.