Colorado will probe the pairing of solar panels with canals and reservoirs. Can solar help solve the San Luis Valley water woes?
agrivoltaics
Growing eggplants & electricity to benefit both?
In Colorado’s North Fork Valley, Mark Waltermire grows hundreds of varieties of vegetables. Will he be able to add electricity to his community offering?
What Colorado’s legislators are saying
Colo. State Rep. Tracey Bernett says indoor gas stoves will soon be seen the way lead paint is now. State Sen. Chris Hansen talks about agrivoltaics.
Sheep and sheen: agrivoltaics on the rise
Solar combined with agriculture seems to make sense in some places in Colorado. For example, could it help farmers in the sun-drenched San Luis Valley?
New plans for Delta-Montrose solar
Will this revised plan that calls for the kinds of irrigation satisfy county commissioners in Colorado’s Delta County? This is the agrivoltaics story on its edge.
