Two Massachusetts cranberry bogs were too unprofitable to farm, until owners installed solar fields 10 feet above the vines; income from solar land leases helped restore berry production without abandoning agriculture
- Two cranberry bogs in Massachusetts that had stopped making money have returned to active farming after solar panels were installed ten feet above the crops.
- According to reporting by Electrek, the project uses a method called agrivoltaics, which allows farmers to grow crops and generate solar power on the same land.
- The arrangement gives farmers a steady income from leasing their land for solar energy without having to sell it or stop growing cranberries.
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- Two cranberry bogs in Massachusetts that had stopped making money have returned to active farming after solar panels were installed ten feet above the crops.
- According to reporting by Electrek, the project uses a method called agrivoltaics, which allows farmers to grow crops and generate solar power on the same land.
- The arrangement gives farmers a steady income from leasing their land for solar energy without having to sell it or stop growing cranberries.
Sources: Times of India