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Potomac, MD

Expanding agrivoltaic operations to integrate solar energy with agricultural use.

• Dual-use land efficiency: Combines energy production with livestock operations.
• Diversified revenue streams: Generates income from both energy production and agricultural activity.
• Enhanced asset value: Increases long-term value of rural real estate.
• Community partnerships: Collaborates with rural and disadvantaged communities for local ownership and wealth.
• REIT strategy: Plans to roll stabilized projects into a real estate investment trust structure.

Carbon Country is expanding its agrivoltaic operations at Nanjemoy Pastures Farm in Maryland. The project integrates solar energy production with active agricultural use, allowing the land to remain productive while generating clean electricity. This expansion will fund additional distributed solar capacity and related development costs, including engineering, interconnection, permitting, and construction expenses. The system is designed to generate on-site clean energy while maintaining agricultural productivity through sheep grazing beneath the solar array.

The project forms part of Carbon Country’s broader strategy to aggregate and operate rural energy assets with the long-term objective of rolling stabilized projects into a real estate investment trust (REIT) structure. By combining agrivoltaics and carbon removal, Carbon Country aims to transform the economics of smallholder farms, creating value through food, clean energy, and carbon. The company partners with rural and historically disadvantaged communities to expand local ownership, training, and pathways to generational wealth.

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Agrivoltaics at Nanjemoy Pastures combines solar energy production with active pastureland use to enhance farm economics.

Agrivoltaics at Nanjemoy Pastures is a project by Carbon Country that integrates solar energy production with active pastureland use. This approach allows the land to remain productive for agriculture while simultaneously generating clean electricity. The project aims to enhance the economic viability of smallholder farms by combining renewable energy with traditional farming practices, thereby creating diversified income streams.

At Nanjemoy Pastures, the project involves expanding solar capacity and related infrastructure to support both energy generation and agricultural activities. By utilizing agrivoltaics, the project maintains agricultural productivity, such as sheep grazing, beneath the solar arrays. This dual-use strategy not only preserves farmland but also increases the long-term asset value of rural real estate, offering a sustainable model for integrating renewable energy with agriculture.