Agrivoltaics Dual-Use Farming has the potential to help farmers adapt to climate change and diversify their income through land lease payments or other business structures.
Preserve Your Farming Lifestyle
for Generations to Come
Agrivoltaics Dual-Use farming provides a farm with a significant source of additional revenue through the sale of energy harvested from the sun. This creates a consistent, reliable source of revenue that can allow a farm to remain open even in successive years of drought or bad weather that could often cause a farm to close or be sold to a developer. Farms can earn thousands, even millions per year depending upon farm size and distance to substations.
How do you earn this additional revenue?
The Federal Government is offering generous programs for Agrivoltaics to promote renewable energy and preserve land for food production.
- U.S. REAP Grant up to 50% of solar or a one million dollar maximum
- Sale of excess electricity produced
- Sale of SRECS (Solar Renewable Energy Certificates)
- Use or Sale of FITC (Federal Investment Tax Credit)
Improve Farm Output
Besides earning additional revenue, Agrivoltaics can offer other benefits including:
- Improved crop resilience: The shade from solar panels can help crops withstand extreme heat and drought
- Improved water-use efficiency: The shade from solar panels can reduce water needs for some crops.
- Improved soil quality: Vegetation that grows beneath or between the panels can improve soil quality
If you are interested in Agrivoltaics for your farm, contact DVS Development to schedule an appointment to come to your farm and perform a full analysis.