Cornell: Electric Sheep - Grazing in Arrays Supports Economy, Climate
October 15, 2021
October 15, 2021
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 15 (TNSRep) -- Cornell University issued the following news:
By Krisy Gashler
As industrial-sized solar installations pop up throughout New York state, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. Lexie Hain '99 has a simple solution: sheep.
"Sheep will rest in the shade of a solar panel just as well as under a tree; they don't care," said Hain, a farmer in the Finger Lakes region and executive director of the Ame . . .
By Krisy Gashler
As industrial-sized solar installations pop up throughout New York state, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. Lexie Hain '99 has a simple solution: sheep.
"Sheep will rest in the shade of a solar panel just as well as under a tree; they don't care," said Hain, a farmer in the Finger Lakes region and executive director of the Ame . . .