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Bill to allow pivot‑corner agrivoltaics framed as a way to balance renewable siting and farmland protection

Washington State House Local Government Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 2388 would designate pivot‑corner solar and agrivoltaic facilities as distributed energy priorities and permit certain solar uses on agricultural land as accessory uses when compatible with ongoing agricultural production; supporters said it unlocks gigawatts of potential and farmer revenue, while land‑use groups called for precise definitions.

Representative Zach Hall, sponsor of House Bill 2388, said the measure builds on a multi‑partner agrivoltaic feasibility study and would add ‘‘pivot corners’’ — non‑cultivated areas at the edge of center‑pivot irrigated fields — as distributed energy priorities, enabling agrivoltaic and pivot‑corner solar while requiring that the…

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