Maine farmers, solar developers hope clean energy growth yields mutual benefits
A burgeoning solar industry could offer landowners a financial boost, but industry leaders are cautious to protect the state’s prime farmland.
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PressNew England is Emerging as a Testing Ground for Agrivoltaics
Engaging farms in a dual-use economy to help spur the development of community solar is a relatively new way of thinking about how to make our farms and our energy supply more sustainable.
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PressMaineHealth Commits to Solar Power for Half of its Energy Needs
The state's largest health care system has signed deals with 3 solar developers and says it expects to save $1 million a year in electricity costs.
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PressFeeding Families in Need: Renewable Energy Companies Enter the Mix
As U.S. food assistance programs grapple with overwhelming demand during the coronavirus pandemic, some in New England are finding support from unusual partners—renewable energy companies.
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PressDual-use solar farms welcome nature back to the land
When solar was first starting, many engineers didn’t think about birds, bees, and butterflies. Now, businesses and farmers are trying to do better.
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PressAfter COVID-19, Here Comes More & Better Farming With Solar Panels
Farmers are beginning to learn how to do their farming within solar arrays, and in a new green twofer, solar arrays could actually help push the regenerative agriculture movement into the mainstream.