Nexamp Showcases Agrivoltaic “Solar Grazing” Strategy to Enhance Project Economics and Land Use

Nexamp has shared an update.

Nexamp highlighted the use of “solar grazing,” a dual-use land practice in which sheep manage vegetation beneath solar arrays. The company noted that one of its grazing partners, Finicky Farm, was recently featured by American Farmland Trust, and that nine of the ten sites grazed by the farm this season were Nexamp projects. Reported benefits of this approach include improved soil health, higher-quality forage, reduced water use and heat stress for animals due to a cooler microclimate under panels, and lower vegetation management costs and equipment risk for solar operators.

For investors, the post underscores Nexamp’s efforts to optimize project operations and enhance the economics of its solar assets through innovative land-use strategies. Reduced vegetation management costs and lower equipment risk can support better operating margins and potentially improve project returns over time. Additionally, positioning itself as an early adopter of agrivoltaic practices may strengthen Nexamp’s competitive position in the distributed solar and community solar markets, particularly as regulators, landowners, and local communities increasingly evaluate environmental and agricultural co-benefits when approving and hosting solar projects. Strategic partnerships with graziers like Finicky Farm also signal a long-term commitment to scalable, community-integrated solutions, which could be advantageous as agrivoltaics gains broader policy and industry support.