By KJZZ
The American West is experiencing its worst drought in over 1,000 years. That’s making a lot of farmers rethink their sustainability practices and reimagine land that has become infertile.
One way to innovate is via solar energy. Solar panels can make use of depleted land and help offset a farm’s energy costs. They also preserve groundwater and help with crop growth.
There is a price to be paid. The transition isn’t always cheap. Could expanding solar on farmland make it harder and more expensive to feed America?
“Solar is the next crop to plant for an increasing number of farmers around Arizona. Planting solar as your next crop uses no water and preserves the land for another use later, at the end of the life of the solar project when our water issues will hopefully be solved.”
Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-founder, Senior Partner, Director of Renewable Energy
