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UW Extension presents agrivoltaics research and local considerations to Kenosha committee
Summary
Anne Cohen of UW Extension described agrivoltaics — growing crops, grazing or pollinator habitat under or near solar panels — and reviewed research, practical constraints and local drafting of a county solar ordinance.
Anne Cohen, diversified vegetable and emerging crops educator with UW Extension, gave a presentation to the Kenosha County Land and Water Conservation Committee on agrivoltaics and its potential in southeastern Wisconsin.
Cohen defined agrivoltaics using the Department of Energy definition discussed in her slides: "It's the agricultural production such as crop or livestock production or pollinator habitats that are underneath solar panels or adjacent to solar panels," and reviewed peer‑reviewed and university research from the Midwest and elsewhere. She summarized potential benefits — reduced panel temperatures, continued agricultural production, pollinator habitat, and supplemental income for…
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