Solar and Farmlands Seminar

Farmer and solar energy expert Allen Bonthuis was our guest on October 24, 2024. Alan shared detailed information about how solar works and how a distributed generation model could be implemented, combining solar with agriculture as a way to keep land in production and profitable, while also promoting clean energy. The seminar covered current incentives like USDA REAP grants, Investment Tax Credit, and depreciation to understand the economic impact of solar on a business and within a community.

Are you interested in leasing your land to a solar developer? Concerned your neighbor might? Interested in diversifying your revenue stream, but worried about farmland turning into solar fields? Watch the video recording of the seminar to learn the pros, cons, and misconceptions - good & bad - about rural solar.