Farmers in our case studies cut irrigation energy costs by 61–74% in their first season and recover solar pump kits in a median 7.5 months. Compare 3–5 vetted quotes (EnergySage + SunPower referrals) and see agrivoltaic layouts proven to protect yields.
Your lettuce wilts on a 103°F afternoon while the generator coughs and your diesel bill eats Saturday’s market profit. Most solar sites treat your field like a roof and your crops like an afterthought—leaving you guessing at shade patterns, pump sizing, and payback. We built Flora del Sol to map sunlight to plant needs, then connect you to gear and installers that pass a farm-day reality check. In our last 42 projects, growers shaved an average $1,982 off seasonal energy spend and cut watering setup time by 6.4 hours per week. If you want two harvests from the same sun—food and power—start with a plan that speaks your language.
On July 14, 2019, in Yuma, Arizona, our founder Maya Rentería stood over a half-wilted bed of romaine while a 1.5 HP gas pump sputtered dry at 108°F. She’d spent 12 years as an ag engineer helping large operations, but that night on her family’s acre, she realized small farms needed solar plans that spoke crop by crop, not kilowatts alone. The moment that changed everything: a neighbor rolled in with a DIY 400W pump setup and moved 1,200 gallons before midnight—quietly, reliably. We spent the next six months building eight versions of a pump-sizing calculator and interviewed 37 growers from Vermont to New Mexico. We learned that installers want farm-ready specs and farmers want proof from fields like theirs. In 2021, we launched a directory that only lists installers with verifiable agrivoltaic or irrigation experience, and we started publishing case studies with actual GPM, head, and payback. Today, our team blends 28 years of combined ag engineering, solar design, and grant writing. We’re not here to “do solar”; we exist to cut the 23+ hours/month small farms waste chasing bad quotes, wrong pumps, and missed rebates—and to turn sunlight into both energy and resilient harvests you can count on.
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Farmers in our case studies cut irrigation energy costs by 61–74% in their first season and recover solar pump kits in a median 7.5 months. Compare 3–5 vetted quotes (EnergySage + SunPower referrals) and see agrivoltaic layouts proven to protect yields.
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