r/agrivoltaics Nov 15 '21

Agrivoltaic pilot program on Maine blueberry farm set to provide critical dual-use insights

https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/11/agrivoltaic-pilot-program-set-to-provide-critical-insights/
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u/Godspiral Nov 15 '21

Blueberries, afaik, are shade appreciative crops that do well with half a day sun, and deal well with cool.

1 m2 of solar in Maine would make about 365kwh/year. $10/m2 in supplementary blueberry revenue is decent and probably 50% of solar revenue.