"They've been good partners in our community." Farmers make unexpected discovery when pairing sheep with solar panels: 'The best animal … among these' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Across farm country, a quiet experiment is reshaping how fields earn their keep. By pairing flocks of sheep with rows of ...

A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. With many solar ...

Going green is taking on new meaning for one medical center in our area. Carilion Clinic is using somewhat of a different approach to maintain its solar panel field in the New River Valley. A field ...

A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. With many solar ...

WILLCOX – It was time to bring the sheep in for a drink. “Go to water, go to water!” shouts Rusty Cocke, who owns about 200 head of sheep that act as living lawn mowers on a solar farm about 20 miles ...

In this case, it's sheep. According to ArsTechnica, owners of solar panel farms can benefit greatly from letting local sheep graze on their grounds. And the USDA is helping funt this endeavor. Instead ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — If you’re a Dominion Energy customer, you have sheep to thank for your electricity. Dominion is using them to maintain grass growing under solar panels. About 1,000 sheep are ...

SUNY Cortland’s free-standing solar array boasts 2,443 panels on 2.4 acres, producing 1,118 Kilowatts of electricity. It’s all part of SUNY Cortland’s efforts for a better environment. But without the ...

SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY, Pa. -- What do sheep and solar panels have in common? They are part of what Susquehanna University says is the largest university-sponsored solar array in Pennsylvania.

As a flock of about 2,000 sheep graze between rows of solar panels, grazier Tony Inder wonders what all the fuss is about. “I’m not going to suggest it’s everyone’s cup of tea,” he says. “But as far ...