Great article from @CanaryMedia and Reporter @KariLydersen: "Lightstar commends Illinois lawmakers for critically assessing the state's electric grid to ensure it is prepared to support the clean energy infrastructure necessary to achieve Illinois' ambitious energy goals. These goals include obtaining at least 40% of electricity from renewable sources by 2050, and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050." - Brianna B. Fiorillo, Policy & Strategy Manager Midwest at Ligthstar https://hubs.la/Q0390JL-0
Lightstar Renewables, LLC
太阳能发电
Boston，MA 3,450 位关注者
We develop local solar for the land, and the community.
关于我们
We are developing local solar for the land, and the community. We develop and operate community solar assets across the United States. Lightstar is a pioneer of community solar development, with our leaders and team helping to define the market from the beginning. The company was founded with the goal of bringing the benefits of solar to the affordable housing community. Ensuring solar is accessible to and benefits all remains central to our mission and why community solar is our focus. Our pioneering spirit still drives us as we push forward innovative ways to provide additional benefits to landowners, the local community and the surrounding ecology.
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www.lightstar.com
Lightstar Renewables, LLC的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 太阳能发电
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Boston，MA
- 类型
- 合营企业
- 创立
- 2019
- 领域
- Solar Development、Community Solar、Agriculture、Land Acquisition、Affordable Community Solar、Community Solar和Dual-Use Solar
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501 Boylston Street
US，MA，Boston，02116
Lightstar Renewables, LLC员工
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IN THE NEWS: Lightstar, strengthening rural communities through farm viability and grid reliability, is working on a proposal for a 23-acre solar farm in Freeland, located near the Pennsylvania border. https://hubs.la/Q0381fGz0 #communitysolar #solar4Maryland #AgPV #agrivoltaicsinthenews
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IN THE NEWS: Lightstar, strengthening rural communities through farm viability and grid reliability, is working on a proposal for a 23-acre solar farm in Freeland, located near the Pennsylvania border. The project would elevate solar panels high enough to allow farming to continue underneath — a dual-use approach that supports the state’s renewable energy goals but also helps protect farmland from being lost to development, said Cecelia Stephens, Lightstar’s development manager. https://hubs.la/Q0389y_W0 #communitysolar #solar4Maryland #AgPV
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Commentary: #Legislation would help Iowans save on electric bills - We couldn’t have said it better! Thank you, @LoriSaine and @NickBoeyink - We’re excited and proud to support community solar legislation in Iowa that can provide much-needed support to farmers and ratepayers. Article and a few words from Brianna B. Fiorillo, Policy & Strategy Manager, Midwest at #Lightstar https://hubs.la/Q037YHll0 #communitysolar4Iowa #Communitysolar #solarsaves
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Press Release: Solar and Agriculture Join Forces in a Landmark Policy Achievement - Delegates from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) affirm their dedication to a sustainable future for America's farmers and rural communities through solar projects that integrate verified agricultural use. The Solar and Farming Association (SAFA) proudly announces this significant policy breakthrough, empowering our rural farming families and boosting local economies. https://hubs.la/Q036qQxn0 #solar4all #AgPV #agrivoltaics #AFBF #SAFA #solar
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Defending Solar - We Can't Stop Now! Lightstar's Lauren Skirball, Policy & Strategy Manager, West, spent a few days in DC with the Solar and Farming Association (SAFA) and Solar Energy Industries Association defending the solar industry. "My key takeaway is we can’t stop now. Offices need to hear why this matters personally from their constituents. We’re rallying agrivoltaics farmers, local officials, and a broad coalition to maintain pressure. If we don’t unite now, the solar industry and agrivoltaics risk losing the clean energy tax credit, a critical blow." FULL POST HERE and an invitation to JOIN SAFA: https://hubs.ly/Q036fvLK0 #solarforall #AgPV #SAFA #farmviability #cleanenergy #jobcreation #gridresiliency
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Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are... ?????? Today, we are proud to be among the founding members of the Solar and Farming Association, standing alongside the most innovative companies and individuals shaping the future of agrivoltaics in the US. Agrivoltaics is no longer just an emerging idea—it’s a necessity. As the demand for clean energy soars and farmland becomes increasingly scarce, new leaders are stepping up. Agrivoltaics offers a game-changing solution: harnessing solar power while preserving and even enhancing agricultural productivity. It’s a win-win if done right. ?? However, agrivoltaics isn’t easy. Balancing crop health with energy generation requires precise control of light, temperature, and land use. Farmers need access to their fields. Developers need viable project economics. Regulators need transparent data. Without careful planning and the right technology, agrivoltaic projects risk underperforming in both energy production and crop yields. ?? That’s where SolarGik comes in. Our smart trackers and Agri-SCADA system dynamically adjust to optimize both crop growth and solar output. We integrate agricultural sensors, shading models, and AI-driven tracking algorithms to ensure crops and panels get the light they need. From vineyards to orchards, our technology proves that agriculture and solar can thrive together. ???? Special big thanks to our friends Lucy Bullock-Sieger at Lightstar Renewables, LLC and Mike M. at BlueWave for stepping up big time and driving the bus. And always good to be in such great company as Jake Marley Hyperion Renewables, Iain Ward at Solar Agricultural Services, Inc. (SolAg), Cypress Creek Renewables, John Langdon, and many more Let’s build it together. #Agrivoltaics #agripv #solartrackers # SAFA
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Press Release: Solar and Agriculture Unite in Nationwide Policy Milestone - American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) delegates solidify commitment to a resilient future for America's farmers and rural communities with solar projects with verified shared agricultural use: The Solar and Farming Association (SAFA) announces a major policy milestone that strengthens our rural farming families and economies. https://hubs.la/Q036ppCC0
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Defending Solar - We Can't Stop Now! Read the post from Lightstar's own Lauren Skirball, Policy & Strategy Manager, West: I spent a few days in DC with the Solar and Farming Association and Solar Energy Industries Association defending the solar industry. The focus on the hill is American energy dominance, which solar supports by onshoring electricity. Our rural economies, the backbone of America, need support, including rural farms. FULL POST HERE and an invitation to JOIN SAFA: https://hubs.la/Q0368Lh00 #solarforall #AgPV #SAFA #farmviability #cleanenergy #jobcreation #gridresiliency
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Our own Lauren Skirball, Policy & Strategy Manager, West, spreading the word! "We can't stop now." Read and get involved! check out the Solar and Farming Association and add your story. #AgPV #agrivoltaics #solar4all #defendingsolar
I spent a couple days this week in DC with Solar and Farming Association and Solar Energy Industries Association defending the solar industry. The talk on the hill is about American dominance. Energy dominance may be about onshoring our source of electricity - which solar excels at, but we also know that the backbone of America is our rural economies, which means supporting our rural farms. The point that hit home the most this week was this: farmers are being forced to consider permanently developing their land to sustain their families and livelihoods. Solar is another pressure on developing these agricultural lands, but if we put solar on top of farmland, while keeping that land in agricultural production, we reap incredible rewards. Landowners get competitive land lease rates for ~40 years. Meanwhile, farm viability is ensured in the long run, with a farming stipend that would otherwise go to lawnmowing under the array. And solar developers gain an easier permitting path at a time when no one wants to see disappearing farmland. #Agrivoltaics provides these all. We all know that solar creates domestic #manufacturing jobs, energy supply to meet the skyrocketing demand from data centers and AI, and grid resiliency in the face of rising blackouts & brownouts. Solar is an important part of these solutions, but our industry is at risk. The clean energy investment tax credit is decades-old tax policy, first passed in the 2005 under Bush. It has stabilized the #solar industry to advance out of infancy, and continues to help us secure critical funding of our projects through tax equity investment deals. Legislators have made it clear anything is on the table to balance the books for the proposed tax cuts. We, in turn, have made it clear the impact of these #tax credits is billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and energy, as well as farm viability and the ability to do agrivoltaics. It’s heartening to see folks on the hill acknowledge the important part solar plays in their districts. SEIA had over 160 industry members on the hill, and the Solar and Farming Association brought #farmers, #researchers, and #developers together to key #leadership offices, and watched the spark of excitement light in their eyes. We know that agrivoltaics can’t happen without the tax credits, and members heard that. My biggest takeaway is we can’t stop now. Offices need to hear why this is important on a personal level, from the folks in their districts. We’re marshaling agrivoltaics farmers, local electeds, and a wide coalition of stakeholders to keep the pressure on. But make no mistake, if we don’t pull together now, the solar industry, agrivoltaics, and agrivoltaic farmers are at risk of losing the clean energy tax credit, and with it, we take a critical hit. If you’re interested in joining us at the Solar and Farming Association we’d love to have you. Shoot me a message and I’ll get you involved - there’s no time like the present, and we have no time to lose.
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