Happy Thursday! Hope you have found a place to keep cool.
We blogged on agrivoltaics around
2 years ago. We thought an update on
this partner of energy was warranted.
Let’s get started.
Did anyone happen to read the Houston
Chronicle’s Texas Inc. Section on July 26, 2026, they reprinted an article
from The Dallas Morning News titled, ’The perfect intersection to keep
agriculture alive – ‘Solar Sheep’ industry booms in Texas as ranchers and farmers
try to co-exist with big energy projects’”? The
article, it goes on to speak on how agrivoltaics is alive and doing well in
Texas according to the article. Agrivoltaics
is solar grazing which is when usually sheep or goat are brought in to graze on
different areas of a solar farm or other energy provider. Currently in the U.S. in thirty state there
are 500 locations using this technique to maintain the vegetation under the
solar panels or wind turbines. The
article discusses a group training tour on a solar farm, and how it may help ranchers
with another avenue of venue and help keep the family run ranch or farm alive. In
Texas in the last twenty-five years, almost 4 million acres have been
repurposed from agricultural land to nonagricultural according to sources in the
article. As Texas continues to lead the
country in renewables like solar, land still needs to be maintained, and large
equipment doesn’t always work under equipment like solar panels nonetheless the
grounds still need to be maintained and small animals like sheep are up to the
task. We wish the sheep, “Happy eating!”
If you would like to read more of the article
from The Morning Dallas News, check it out on MSN, please click
the link: 'Solar sheep' industry booms in Texas as ranchers and farmers try to co-exist with bigenergy projects.
If you would like more information
on agrivoltaics, contact the American Solar Grazing Association.
If you would like help in looking
into how to transport your hydrocarbon products efficiently, safely, and with
less of a carbon footprint, contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening! Keep cool!
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