Hardware · Updated 16 Oct, 08:32 pm IST

Agrivoltaics revive idle Massachusetts cranberry bogs with raised solar panels

Why it matters for readers: Explains how careful solar design can let farms keep operating under panels and revive unused fields.

DEI built the Black Cat (Plymouth) and Ring Road (Kingston) projects combining cranberry farming, community solar, and battery storage.1
Panels were mounted about 10 feet above ground with wide row spacing and panel angles to allow sunlight and farm machinery under the arrays.1
Construction required special care for peat soils and existing vines, including switching to white protective mats to avoid excess heat.1
The careful build process took about eight months—roughly twice the time of conventional solar projects.1
Leasing income from the solar arrays helped make cultivation of these previously unprofitable bogs financially viable again.1

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