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Low-Impact Solar Development Strategies Guidebook
Low-Impact Solar Development Strategies Guidebook
The InSPIRE project designed this guidebook to provide insights and best practices associated with low-impact solar development. It can assist solar developers, state agencies, and other interested parties in siting, designing, installing, and operating low-impact solar development projects.
NREL researcher Jordan Macknick works with teams from UMass Clean
Energy Extension and Hyperion on a photovoltaic dual-use research project.
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Siting
Upfront Site Screening and Selection
Native Vegetation and Pollinator Habitat
Large-Scale Policies and Incentives
Agricultural Co-Location
Site Configuration and Construction
Agricultural O&M Considerations