{"id":4959,"date":"2026-05-13T22:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2026-08-13T22:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T22:02:32","slug":"the-case-for-solar-straight-from-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/the-case-for-solar-straight-from-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"El cas de l'energia solar, directament de la granja"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cr\u00e8dit de la foto: Associaci\u00f3 Americana de Pastura Solar<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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El 2025, l'USDA va publicar el seu <\/span>Agenda dels Agricultors Primer<\/span><\/a>, fent una crida a l'acci\u00f3 als socis federals, estatals, regionals i locals perqu\u00e8 s'uneixin al nou programa de l'USDA <\/span>Torna a fer que l'agricultura sigui gran<\/span><\/i> Agenda. L'agenda repassa les preocupacions sobre l'\u00fas de terres agr\u00edcoles productives per a instal\u00b7lacions solars, refor\u00e7ant la narrativa que el desenvolupament energ\u00e8tic i l'agricultura estan inherentment en conflicte. Per abordar el creixent sentiment antisolar, RCP ha llan\u00e7at una Iniciativa Solar i de Viabilitat Agr\u00edcola coordinada i plurianual per preservar els drets dels agricultors a diversificar els seus ingressos amb energia solar i donar suport a les comunitats rurals resilients. La Iniciativa Solar i de Viabilitat Agr\u00edcola est\u00e0 elevant les veus dels agricultors i ramaders que s'han beneficiat directament de projectes solars a les seves terres i que estan demostrant que l'energia solar i les terres agr\u00edcoles poden funcionar conjuntament amb l'agrosolar. A trav\u00e9s de l'activitat pol\u00edtica, la construcci\u00f3 de coalicions i les comunicacions estrat\u00e8giques, aquests productors rurals involucraran els responsables pol\u00edtics per defensar la preservaci\u00f3 dels drets dels agricultors a beneficiar-se de l'energia solar a les terres agr\u00edcoles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reformulant la narrativa al voltant de l'energia solar i les terres de conreu<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hi ha molt en joc. L'Am\u00e8rica rural t\u00e9 els recursos terrestres per construir la capacitat solar necess\u00e0ria per satisfer la creixent demanda d'energia, aportar nous ingressos fiscals i d'arrendaments a les comunitats rurals i descarbonitzar el nostre sistema energ\u00e8tic. Per\u00f2 res d'aix\u00f2 pot passar a l'escala que necessitem sense utilitzar algunes terres de conreu per a l'energia solar. L'American Farmland Trust estima <\/span>83% de nous projectes solars<\/span><\/a> s'haur\u00e0 de construir en algun tipus de terreny agr\u00edcola. Tot i aix\u00f2, nom\u00e9s el 2025, <\/span>m\u00e9s de 305 projectes de llei relacionats amb l'empla\u00e7ament<\/span><\/a> es van introduir a 47 estats, i la meitat d'aquests dificultarien la ubicaci\u00f3 d'energia neta. A m\u00e9s, USA Today va descobrir que <\/span>24% dels comtats dels EUA ara tenen ordenances<\/span><\/a> que dificulten o impossibiliten el desenvolupament de projectes e\u00f2lics o solars a gran escala.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A nivell federal, la reintroducci\u00f3 de la Llei de protecci\u00f3 de terres agr\u00edcoles americanes ha anat acompanyada d'una notable oposici\u00f3 a l'USDA. El 2025, la <\/span>L'USDA tamb\u00e9 va anunciar<\/span><\/a> que els grans panells solars muntats a terra a les granges no podrien obtenir garanties de pr\u00e9stec del Programa d'Energia Rural per a Am\u00e8rica (REAP) i que \u00e9s molt poc probable que ho obtinguin <\/span>Subvencions REAP<\/span><\/a>. Aquest canvi limita significativament la capacitat dels agricultors per finan\u00e7ar projectes solars i diversificar els seus ingressos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oportunitats per organitzar-se<\/span><\/h3>\n

La Iniciativa de Viabilitat Solar i Granges reuneix diverses organitzacions compromeses amb el dret dels agricultors i terratinents a allotjar energia solar a les seves granges i aprofitar les oportunitats econ\u00f2miques que aix\u00f2 comporta. Junts, aquest Grup de Treball est\u00e0 promovent l'organitzaci\u00f3 de base en suport de l'energia solar a les terres agr\u00edcoles i l'agrosolar, les relacions governamentals espec\u00edfiques i l'educaci\u00f3 p\u00fablica. El grup t\u00e9 com a objectiu evitar regulacions nocives o pol\u00edtiques restrictives contundents, i garantir que les comunitats rurals puguin continuar beneficiant-se de la transici\u00f3 cap a l'energia neta. El cam\u00ed cap a la descarbonitzaci\u00f3 nacional passa per l'Am\u00e8rica rural i les seves terres agr\u00edcoles. En protegir l'energia solar a les terres de treball, la Iniciativa de Viabilitat Solar i Granges t\u00e9 com a objectiu salvaguardar tant els mitjans de subsist\u00e8ncia rurals com un futur d'energia neta.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Una resposta coordinada per protegir els drets dels agricultors<\/span><\/h3>\n

Aquesta feina ja est\u00e0 en marxa. Al febrer, el Grup de Treball de la Iniciativa Solar i de Viabilitat Agr\u00edcola va organitzar el seu primer vol a Washington DC, durant el qual cinc productors agr\u00edcoles associats a les organitzacions membres del Grup de Treball es van reunir amb responsables pol\u00edtics federals clau. Els agricultors s\u00f3n l\u00edders rurals i, en liderar aquest grup, van poder reunir-se amb responsables pol\u00edtics que probablement haurien rebutjat altres veus pro-solar, com ara les de les associacions de la ind\u00fastria solar o els grups ecologistes. <\/span>Durant diversos dies, el grup es va reunir amb personal de l'USDA, un representant de la Casa Blanca, nou membres del Congr\u00e9s i el personal de la majoria del Comit\u00e8 d'Agricultura de la Cambra de Representants per compartir hist\u00f2ries personals i <\/span>Explicar els beneficis del desenvolupament de l'energia solar per als agricultors i els terratinents. <\/span>En centrar-se en les seves experi\u00e8ncies com a pasturants solars, els productors van canviar la discussi\u00f3 per centrar-se en la viabilitat de les granges i l'estabilitat rural, en lloc de les fonts d'energia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Cr\u00e8dit de la foto: Skyler Zunk, Energy Right<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Els agricultors lideren la conversa a Washington<\/span><\/h3>\n

El missatge del grup va ser coherent i directe: l'energia solar ha mantingut viables les operacions agr\u00edcoles i ha proporcionat noves fonts d'ingressos per als agricultors i les comunitats rurals. A m\u00e9s, l'energia solar a les terres agr\u00edcoles \u00e9s un cultiu dual: la collita del sol i la prote\u00efna animal del bestiar que crien els productors. Les pol\u00edtiques que restringeixen l'energia solar a les terres agr\u00edcoles amenacen els mitjans de subsist\u00e8ncia dels agricultors i les economies rurals. <\/span>A trav\u00e9s de les reunions, els productors van compartir la import\u00e0ncia de les decisions volunt\u00e0ries sobre l'\u00fas del s\u00f2l, els beneficis de la inversi\u00f3 de capital privat i el creixement econ\u00f2mic rural, i la compatibilitat de l'energia solar amb el pasturatge i la producci\u00f3 agr\u00edcola. Encara m\u00e9s significativament, els participants van explicar als legisladors que l'energia solar a les terres de conreu permet als agricultors <\/span>continuar <\/span><\/i>terres de conreu que han estat a les seves fam\u00edlies durant generacions, proporcionant una alternativa econ\u00f2mica viable a la venda de les seves terres a interessos agr\u00edcoles corporatius o al tancament complet de les seves granges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Creant impuls a nivell federal<\/span><\/h3>\n

La visita a\u00e8ria va marcar l'inici d'una participaci\u00f3 sostinguda i estableix les bases importants per a la futura col\u00b7laboraci\u00f3 amb els l\u00edders federals. La segona visita a\u00e8ria a Washington DC va tenir lloc a l'abril, durant la qual tres productors agr\u00edcoles es van reunir amb set membres del Congr\u00e9s, inclosos membres d'alt rang del Comit\u00e8 d'Agricultura del Senat. Una tercera visita a\u00e8ria tindr\u00e0 lloc al juny, garantint que el Grup de Treball estableixi amb \u00e8xit les bases per a una participaci\u00f3 sostinguda i estableixi les bases importants per a la futura col\u00b7laboraci\u00f3 amb els l\u00edders federals.<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tot i que un enfocament federal \u00e9s el primer objectiu de la Iniciativa de Viabilitat Solar i Agr\u00edcoles, en els propers mesos el Grup de Treball t\u00e9 previst elaborar estrat\u00e8gies per col\u00b7laborar amb les pol\u00edtiques estatals i locals d'empla\u00e7ament solar. Com a part del seu esfor\u00e7 m\u00e9s ampli, est\u00e0 desenvolupant fitxes informatives i altres materials de suport per ajudar a donar forma a la narrativa nacional sobre els beneficis del desenvolupament solar a les terres agr\u00edcoles. Compartir\u00e0 la fitxa informativa final amb els principals socis i parts interessades en les properes setmanes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Rural places and people are at the forefront of the national dialogue this election season. From Tim Walz\u2019s stories of growing up in rural Nebraska and living in southern Minnesota to JD Vance's emphasis on his Appalachian roots in Hillbilly Elegy, both parties increasingly recognize rural America\u2019s key role in the nation\u2019s cultural mindset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Engagement with rural communities will also determine our success in meeting the great challenge our country faces with the clean energy transition.<\/span><\/p>

Rural America will make or break our ability to reach our country\u2019s climate goals. A disproportionate amount of climate pollution is produced in small town America, and rural communities face sobering impacts from climate pollution. According to a report released this year by the <\/span>Rural Climate Partnership<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>rural America produces at least 36 percent of U.S. emissions<\/span><\/a>, despite being home to only 18 percent of the U.S. population.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

To put rural America\u2019s emissions into perspective, this is about three times the total emissions from Canada or almost equal to the total emissions from Russia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

However, it doesn\u2019t mean rural Americans are to blame, nor should we resort to <\/span>harmful, inaccurate stereotypes<\/span><\/a> about them. The energy, food, and industrial goods produced by hardworking rural people are largely consumed in urban areas. With fewer economic alternatives and limited investments made in better production methods, high-emitting practices have become the norm, leaving small towns to deal with localized air pollution, poor water quality, and soil degradation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Rural communities, with their close economic ties to the land, are increasingly vulnerable to climate impacts like droughts, heatwaves, fires, and floods. They experience these impacts in the broader context of economic hardship and systemic neglect. Rural counties represent <\/span>86 percent of all counties that face persistent poverty<\/span><\/a>. These communities also saddle higher household energy costs \u2013 <\/span>25 percent higher, on average<\/span><\/a>, than their urban counterparts.<\/span><\/p>

Yet small-town America holds tremendous potential to affect change in ways that can reduce rural emissions while strengthening community resilience and creating economic prosperity. To achieve this potential, rural communities need to be in the driver\u2019s seat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

While national and state policy is important, critical decisions for climate action are being made by those serving on county planning commissions, city councils, rural electric cooperative boards, and small municipal utility boards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

For example, nearly half of all U.S. electric power emissions are produced in rural places, and <\/span>60% of coal power generation is produced in rural areas<\/span><\/a>. Through local advocacy and organizing, rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities can close polluting power plants and invest in beneficial clean energy projects that create new local jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Rural-led groups like the <\/span>Northern Plains Resource Council<\/span><\/a> in Montana and <\/span>Renew Missouri<\/span><\/a> are working to bring more local voices into energy decisions to advocate for clean energy projects that simultaneously create jobs, improve reliability, and reduce harmful pollution.<\/span><\/p>

Solutions from cities and perceived \u2018coastal elites\u2019 won\u2019t\u2013and don\u2019t\u2013work in small-town America. For example, an increasing number of rural counties are <\/span>banning clean energy development<\/span><\/a>, often driven by a reasonable skepticism towards developers after years of extraction from other outside interests. Like most people, rural people don\u2019t appreciate when decisions are made without their input.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Local decisions become even more complicated when fossil-fuel-backed organizations spread misinformation in rural communities. These bad actors understand too well that rural opinions matter and use \u201castroturfing\u201d\u2014campaigns that feign to be grassroots\u2014to block clean energy development. No amount of top-down prodding or factsheets from New York or San Francisco can correct this kind of deep-seated misinformation.<\/span><\/p>

What does help counter and prevent misinformation is rural-led organizing, education, and advocacy with trusted, local messengers. Rural groups like <\/span>Groundswell<\/span><\/a> in Georgia and the <\/span>Center for Rural Affairs<\/span><\/a> in Iowa lead grassroots campaigns to help their communities learn about clean energy and make up their own minds about how they want to power their futures. They educate neighbors about clean energy options and share lessons learned from successful projects in other communities.<\/span><\/p>

No matter the election outcome, ongoing support is needed for place-based, rural-led climate efforts. Clean energy, regenerative agriculture, household electrification, and other climate solutions require boots on the ground.<\/span><\/p>

Done right, rural America can reduce emissions while simultaneously preserving rural ways of life, protecting vital working landscapes, and <\/span>creating quality local jobs<\/span><\/a>. The result is a cleaner, safer, more resilient way of life for all Americans.<\/span><\/p>

Maria Doerr is a Program Officer for the Rural Climate Partnership <\/span><\/i><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4959"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5046,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959\/revisions\/5046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralclimate.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}