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Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves To Be A Bumper Crop For Agrivoltaic Land Use
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this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2023
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Yields with solar are crop dependent. Some crops like berries yield more with solar panel cover.
The combination has significantly higher yield than the respective reductions though. A farmer applying it will make less money on farming, but much more money in total. But given teh increase in temperatures and droughts due to climate change, the combination can secure yields, as it keeps plants from getting sunburnt and drying out as fast.
Investing in solar energy almost always pays off in the short term