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		mrfusion on Nov 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colorado 'solar garden' is a farm under solar pane... Solar with grazing land could make a ton of sense. Plus you wouldn’t have to pay for mowing. And if done right the panels could even be free shelter for the cows.

justinph on Nov 14, 2021 [–]

Apparently sheep are the right thing to graze. Cows and horses are too big. Goats tend to bite at the cables. Sheep are small enough to fit in and around the solar panels and won't bite the wires.

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