Agrivoltaics, the colocation of solar facilities with productive agricultural land, grew from about 5 MW of installed capacity in 2012 to nearly 3 GW in 2020.
Danville Utilities announced two 5MW solar energy systems in Pittsylvania County. The $20 million investment in southern Virginia is expected to create about 100 clean energy jobs during construction, boost the local economy, and support long-term integrated resource planning for the City of Danville.
In Danville, Virginia, a local tobacco farmer sought to generate additional revenue from his property, which he had placed into a land trust for future generations. His goal was to do so without disrupting farming operations or engaging in major development.
BlueWave Solar, a Boston-based solar developer and community solar service provider, has sold a 4.2 MW, 10-acre agrivoltaic solar project on a wild blueberry farm in Rockport, Maine, to Navisun, a solar power producer that owns and operates distributed and small utility-scale solar projects.
