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Agrivoltaics Works When Solar Panels Do Farm Work

Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the conflict between food and electricity appears to soften.

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Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the conflict between food and electricity appears to soften. The farm keeps producing, the panels produce power, and the project can be described as more sophisticated than either conventional solar or conventional agriculture. That is the attractive public story, but it is not enough for a serious decision.

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