Oregon senators hold informational hearing on agrivoltaics as House bill would create statewide task force
Legislators heard researchers, farmers and livestock specialists about agrivoltaics — using the same land for solar and farming — and were told House Bill 2063 would form an 18‑month task force to study siting, design and protections for agricultural land.
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An informational hearing on agrivoltaics drew testimony April 28 to the Senate Energy and Environment Committee as lawmakers considered how to allow solar installations that share land with farming without taking good farmland out of production.
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