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New ballot initiative would convert farmland into solar microgrids

10/06/23 10:05 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS agrivoltaics to supply inexpensive power to homes electrifying heavy-duty ZEV trucks and tractors energy costs for carbon neutrality transition grid reliability in rural regions
Academics are pushing to ease regulations for solar projects on former farmland to power nearby homes. But the Legislature has already rejected a measure seeking to explore such options further.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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