“Agrivoltaics Policy Landscape” Webinar

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) will host its “Agrivoltaics Policy Landscape” webinar on Wednesday, August 12, at 1 PM ET, the second in our series exploring the practice of combining agriculture and solar energy production on the same land. Join us to dive into the current landscape of both state and federal agrivoltaics policy and the important role policymakers play in its advancement. 

“Agrivoltaics Policy Landscape” Webinar
Wednesday, August 12 | 1 – 2 PM ET
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We will be joined by Jim Johnson, Director of Rural Development and Agribusiness and Senior Business Consultant for the South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SC SBDC) at the University of South Carolina, Turner Jackson, Renewable Energy Program Coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Carynton Howard, SACE’s Climate Advocacy Coordinator, and Dr. Stephen A. Smith, SACE’s Executive Director, who will share the following:

• An overview of the agrivoltaics policy landscape in the U.S. and the Southeast
• A status update on the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which helps agricultural producers and rural businesses pay for renewable energy systems 
• How agricultural producers and rural businesses can access state and federal funding programs
• A deep dive into the Massachusetts SMART program and the state’s agrivoltaics incentives
• How solutions like agrivoltaics are critical to SACE’s focus and the clean energy transition

RSVP here for the webinar.

For those who are unable to tune into the live webinar, a recording and other resources will be sent to all registrants. This is the second webinar in our series on agrivolatics. Our first webinar, “Agrivoltaics 101” on March 12, explored how solar and agriculture can work together to support farmers, protect working lands, and create new income opportunities.