THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO DEPLOYING LARGE-SCALE AGRIVOLTAIC PROJECTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL SURVEY SOLAR DEVELOPERS, FARMERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TO UNDERSTAND BARRIERS TO AGRIVOLTAICS AND DEVELOP CASE STUDIES OF AGRIVOLTAIC PROJECTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW BARRIERS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. A SET OF REPORTS TAILORED TO SPECIFIC STAKEHOLDER GROUPS (FARMERS, SOLAR DEVELOPERS, UTILITIES, AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS) WILL BE DEVELOPED ON HOW STAKEHOLDER-SPECIFIC BARRIERS COULD BE ADDRESSED. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ALSO DEVELOP TEMPLATES AND MODEL CONTRACTS THAT CAN HELP FACILITATE AGRIVOLTAICS DEPLOYMENTS.

Solar & Storage Industries Institute

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