A new fact sheet from the Center for Rural Affairs outlines how solar development can be designed to protect soil health, reduce erosion, and maintain long-term agricultural productivity. >Soil Health in Solar Development provides practical guidance for developers, landowners, and communities constructing solar sites with soil conservation in mind. It highlights strategies such as low-impact construction methods, native vegetation establishment, and dual-use solar practices. “Well-designed solar development can protect the long-term viability of agricultural land that is used for solar sites,” said Alex Delworth, senior policy associate with the Center for Rural Affairs. “As more solar is developed in agricultural settings, it is important to support soil health so that at the end of project life the land can be returned to agricultural production, if desired.”
Related NCAT resource: Best Practices in Agrisolar
