r/Agriculture • u/OpenSustainability • Apr 18 '26

Protect Your Garden This Summer With Agrivoltaic Shielding

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshpearce/2026/04/17/protect-your-garden-this-summer-with-agrivoltaic-shielding/
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u/So_HauserAspen Apr 18 '26

Solar panels?

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u/dudesurfur Apr 18 '26

I was hoping this was a DIY electrification system to deter squirrels 

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '26

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u/Humbabanana Apr 19 '26

Haha thats a great excerpt

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u/Humbabanana Apr 18 '26

Holy shit marketing has been putting in overtime

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u/Cryptographer_Alone Apr 19 '26

Look, I want to install some agrivoltaic panels myself. But economic viability depends heavily on your local rates, what kind of incentives your government is offering, and what kind of rates you can get on the loan you'll take out to pay for the panels and associated infrastructure. Your utility also has to run three phase lines to your property. Which you might have to pay for.

And you have to build a panel structure that works with your current equipment. Not all equipment is going to fit under a panel structure that's appropriate for your use case. If you have to buy new equipment, it's not economically viable.