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In the Southwest, solar panels can help both photovoltaics and crops (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 days ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's really no reason not to colocate in arid regions. Ag gets the benefits from the snippet, but an equally important panel placing is waterways. Canals, lakes ... reducing evaporation means more water, which less is than required of for ag, meaning more crops for the same amount of water or -- as is currently the problem -- keeping output steady with less water use.