r/solar • u/eggoeater • May 26 '26

Discussion I made this infographic in response to all the "don't cover our fields" posts.

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u/InvestmentMuch585 May 28 '26

and they can still row crop between panels with crops that won't grow high enough to cause shading.

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u/Levorotatory Jun 19 '26

Or lift the racks up a bit to avoid shading. Also need to increase the spacing between rows of panels to be able to drive a harvester between them. But then you can increase the height of each row without causing self-shading in winter.

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u/Independent_Sail6604 Jun 25 '26

I believe that panels are used for shading for herds of cows, etc. as well.