Agrivoltaics as fire prevention: “The grazing helps with fire prevention, as the sheep remove 60 to 75% of the carbon on site.” “They remove the litter,” added Mike Ritter, with the state’s Fish and Wildlife Department. “If you mow (vegetation), there’s still stuff remaining that could burn.”

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