SB2958 amends the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act to define "agrivoltaic system" and establish criteria for such systems.
SB2958 amends the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act to define "agrivoltaic system" as a ground-mounted photovoltaic solar energy system designed with agricultural producers or agrivoltaics experts. The system must be constructed to achieve simultaneous production of solar energy and marketable agricultural products. The bill specifies that the agricultural production must occur beneath or between rows of solar panels and begin as soon as feasible for the agricultural producer after the solar panels' commercial operation.
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