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Utility-scale solar development offers significant benefits to rural communities, including new jobs, tax revenue, and an additional source of income for landowners. But solar development has raised land-use concerns, particularly regarding taking land out of agricultural production to host electric generation. One method for alleviating the conflict between types of land use is to incorporate dual-use practices, commonly referred to as “agrivoltaics,” on solar sites.
To enable or promote combined land use, siting and zoning standards must not impede common agrivoltaic practices such as grazing or using native vegetation. The matrix below provides a checklist of common solar zoning standards as well as their potential impact on agrivoltaics.
