UNH researcher briefs Durham Energy Committee on agrivoltaics study, seeks local interviewees

May 5, 2026

A UNH researcher told the Durham Energy Committee that agrivoltaics can pair solar with crops or grazing, described the study as IRB-approved and confidential, and asked the committee for local interviewees including DEC contacts and farms such as Tuckaway and Flaghill.

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Ellie Malesiada of the University of New Hampshire presented an IRB-approved agrivoltaics policy study to the Durham Energy Committee on May 5, describing agrivoltaics as "synergy between sustainable energy production and agricultural production on existing land." She said the confidential study has interviewed solar developers and is now seeking interviews with Department of Environmental Conservation staff, community members and local farmers.

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