By the numbers

Renewable energy at work in Colorado

6,982 MW

total clean energy capacity in Colorado

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Over 33%

of Colorado’s electricity is provided by wind & solar

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2.5 million

homes can be powered by clean energy generated in Colorado

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15,000+

Coloradans work in wind, solar and storage

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Top 10

national rank for wind and solar deployed

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$14 billion

total private investment made into clean energy

*Source: American Clean Power

Farmers in Colorado are realizing the benefits of hosting renewable projects on their land. Here is what some of them have to say.

We have over 20 turbines on the land we farm, as well as some land in a solar project just two miles west of here. Because of the income, I was able to expand my farm’s operations, and I have my own tiling firm, which employs people from the county. These renewable projects have brought a lot of money into this community. This, frankly, has been the best opportunity we have had in 30 years.

Eric Fetter

Farmer, Indiana

After retiring from the military, I wanted to do something purposeful, and that’s when I started farming. There’s a lot to do on the farm, and having solar energy would make our work sustainable and affordable. We have looked into solar energy projects for our farm and would like to see the process be more accessible for everyone, especially for landowners like us. Having access to solar projects would mean access to resources for ourselves and others.

Carla Lugo & Tricia Topana

Farmers, Arizona

I am a BIG advocate for renewable energy due to seeing some of the devastation from fossil fuel and non renewable energies in my town and towns like mine. I would love to see communities like my own to thrive more economically as a result of using renewable energy that also combats the devastation from non-renewable sources like fossil fuel.

Sam Roberts

Ohio

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We love living off-grid, reliant on solar and wind power. It’s gratifying to live off of clean energy and to know our day-to-day activities are not contributing to fossil fuel extraction. We graze our sheep, cattle, poultry, and horses around our solar array and it’s integrated into the pastures. It doesn’t interfere with the grazing management, and we can still operate and rotationally graze as usual.

Anna Clare Monlezun & Giovanni Taormina

Colorado

There are two things our world is going to continually need: food and power. Being a third-generation farmer and rancher, I have an appreciation for the land and its capabilities to provide as well as an understanding of a farmer/rancher’s obligation to produce quality crops/products for our communities near and far. On other hand, I have been fortunate enough to work within the Renewable industry for the past 10 years. Through those years I have recognized both the importance and demand there is for energy now and in the future. Unique circumstances have brought two of my passions together to create efficiency of the land through Agrivoltaics/Agri-PV. Knowing the world needs more protein and power with limited land availability, we believe making dual use of solar farmland is pivoting. We have demos and utility scalable projects in store to develop an understanding of grazing cattle and producing hay within solar farms. This can provide economic viability on two fronts: agriculture and energy! Our experience and research, combined with studies by others, would suggest that we may be able to increase our agriculture production by creating microclimates for our grass species and provide shade to get better health and production from cattle! We are confident that solar and farming/ranching can successfully coexist.

Brent Huwa

Farmer, Colorado

We had been interested in grazing our sheep in a solar array for a while when United Agrivoltaics contacted us about a project 3 miles down the road from our farm. We get paid to graze and don’t have to worry about any of the maintenance work or costs. We are really impressed with the operation, we are not grazing any differently than we would be on our own property. When you can combine solar and grazing it just makes sense. It’s good for the environment and energy production and it can create an additional income for the farmer.

Babette Fief

Farmer, Colorado

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