Agrivoltaics: Combining Food and Solar Power on Agricultural Lands

Authors

• Dharla Soteros
• Kendall Becker, Utah State UniversityFollow
• Spencer J. Good, Utah State UniversityFollow
• Ngoni Mufute, Utah State University
• Matt Yost, Utah State UniversityFollow
• Logan Mitchell, Utah Clean Energy
• Scott Hotaling, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Factsheet

Publisher

Utah State University Extension

Publication Date

10-13-2026

First Page

1

Last Page

10

Abstract

Utah’s ranchers and farmers face pressure to sell land to developers, conserve water, and manage increasing production costs (Li et al., 2019). One way producers can keep growing food while diversifying and increasing revenue is by integrating agriculture and solar electricity generation on the same land, a practice known as agrivoltaics. In this fact sheet, the authors describe agrivoltaic setup options, summarize agrivoltaics' impacts on livestock and crop production, and discuss implementation economics.

Recommended Citation

Soteros, D., Becker, K., Good, S. J., Mufute, N., Yost, M., Mitchell, L., & Hotaling, S. (2026). Agrivoltaics: Combining food and solar power on agricultural lands [Fact sheet]. Utah State University Extension.