I advise multinational corporations on the structure and business case for responsible solar.
Agrivoltaics is where the grid meets the harvest. Sheep graze beneath elevated arrays. Pollinators return to fields that once were monoculture. Soybeans and tomatoes ripen in dappled light that protects them from heat stress.
The economics, the climate case, and the community case all point the same direction. My job is to make that overlap legible to the people writing the check.
Helping farmers, too — I work alongside the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA) to bring landowners and graziers into agrivoltaic projects.
"Light hits the panel. Light reaches the crop. The same acre pays twice — if you've designed for it."— S.L., field memo, spring 2026
Most concerns about agrivoltaics are real. None of them are disqualifying. Each has a project-by-project answer.
Real but narrowing. Almost always offset by land economics, ITC adders, and faster local permitting.
Within 3–8% of conventional in most US zones. Vertical and elevated systems model differently — both work.
Lower than expected when the agronomic partner enters at design phase, not bolted on after COD.
Project-by-project. Built into the term sheet, not retrofitted around it. Pattern is becoming familiar.
The strongest predictor of a clean interconnect. Dual-use moves the local hearing from opposition to invitation.
Not every crop tolerates partial shade — and not every crop should. The shortlist is shorter than the brochures suggest.
Configured correctly, dual-use systems land within a few percent of single-use yield — and unlock revenue conventional solar can't reach.
After spending years advising multinational Fortune 500 companies on renewable energy procurement via virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), renewable energy certificates (RECs), tax equity, tax credits and global decarbonization strategies, I saw firsthand how successful the industry has been at scaling clean energy. I also saw an opportunity for the next evolution of renewable development — one that creates stronger connections between renewable energy, agriculture, land stewardship, and agrarian communities.
At Rooted Renewables, I help corporations, developers and power producers, landowners, and agricultural stakeholders explore opportunities that strengthen both renewable energy outcomes and the land beneath them. My work focuses on agrivoltaics, responsible renewable development, stakeholder engagement, land stewardship, and community-centered renewable energy strategies.
I believe the future of renewable energy will not be defined solely by megawatts procured or carbon reduced, but by how renewable infrastructure can bring regenerative practices into standard operating procedures.
HP · Toyota Boshoku America · Kimberly-Clark · T-Mobile · Levi Strauss & Co. · LVMH brands · WestRock · Maersk · SKF
Rooted Renewables exists to help move the industry from renewable procurement toward renewable stewardship.
Whether you're underwriting a site, exploring agrivoltaics, or rethinking how your renewable strategy connects to land and community — tell me what you're working on and I'll get back to you.
Prefer email? rootedrenewables@gmail.com
Thirty minutes, no slide deck. We'll cover where you are, what you're underwriting, and whether agrivoltaics changes the math on your next project.
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