Farmers install solar panels to generate electricity

Farmers can benefit from solar energy in several ways—by leasing farmland for solar; installing a solar system on a house, barn, or other building; or through agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaics is defined as agriculture, such as crop production, livestock grazing, and pollinator habitat, located underneath. . One government grant program for solar panels on farms is called the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Our team can help you reduce your farm expenses with solar. Farming comes with enough uncertainty. While there are large-scale solar farms that act like mini power plants generating solar energy for off-site use, we're not talking about that. . [pdf]