Solar Farms Face an Uphill Battle in Lexington. ‘Agricultural Economy at risk.’

Solar farms face an uphill battle in Lexington. ‘Agricultural economy at risk.’

Companies want to build solar farms in Fayette County. Farmers want to protect their land. City council, meanwhile, must make solar energy laws.

Solar farms and sheep grazing show how farming and clean energy can share land

Solar panels now double as shade for sheep and a tool for rural energy production in Georgia, where some farmers are balancing land conservation with renewable energy development.Emily Jones reports for Grist.In short:A solar farm in Lee County, Georgia, uses sheep for vegetation control, allowing the land to remain agriculturally active while producing renewable energy.Concerns over solar development on farmland have spurred opposition and legi…