AGRICULTURAL & RURAL PROPERTY SOLAR
SOLAR FOR FARMS: SAVINGS, STABILITY, AND OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE
Farms understand the sun—and they also understand overhead. When electric loads include ventilation, refrigeration, pumps, shop tools, or seasonal spikes, solar can become a long-term cost stabilizer. Rural properties also tend to have more siting flexibility (barn roofs, equipment buildings, open fields), which can open up better system layouts.
GROUND MOUNTS AND LAYOUT FLEXIBILITY
Ground mounts can be a strong fit for farms because they allow optimized tilt/azimuth, easier access for cleaning, and array placement away from critical roof structures.
OUR PROCESS
Solar Opportunities uses a high-tech design workflow that can start remotely: satellite imagery plus a recent electric bill are often enough to build an initial design concept and a close estimate without a high-pressure sales call. If you prefer, we can still meet onsite to confirm details that aren’t visible from imagery (roof condition, electrical room layout, shading nuance, future expansion plans). Our goal is a clear proposal you can evaluate on your timeline—with the right system size, realistic expectations, and a plan for permitting, installation, and commissioning.
PENNSYLVANIA NET METERING + AEC/SREC
In Pennsylvania, net metering rules require electric distribution companies and default service providers to offer net metering to customer-generators that meet program requirements. In practical terms, net metering can credit you for electricity your solar system produces—helping you offset your bill across seasonal swings (when production and usage don’t always line up month-to-month).
Pennsylvania also has an Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) framework where energy credits exist as tradable instruments. Pennsylvania defines an Alternative Energy Credit as representing 1 megawatt-hour (1,000 kWh) of generation, and PennAEPS explains that PJM-GATS is the credit registry selected by Pennsylvania to issue AECs, which can be transferred to buyers once issued. These rules and market dynamics change over time, so we treat incentives as part of a project’s design conversation—not a one-size-fits-all promise.
SERVICE AREAS
Solar Opportunities operates within an approximate 50-mile radius of our offices, serving residential, commercial, and agricultural customers across Pennsylvania and select projects in Central New York. In Pennsylvania, we frequently work in and around communities like Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Williamsport; in New York, we also travel into areas like Corning, Binghamton, Watkins Glen, and Ithaca when project scope makes sense. If you’re not sure whether your property is in-range, we’ll confirm quickly—just share your address and a recent electric bill.
Farmers know the power of the sun better than anyone and have a true appreciation for the environment.
Solar energy can be used in agriculture in a number of ways - saving money, increasing self-reliance, and reducing pollution. Solar energy can cut a farm's heating and electric bills as part of an investment that pays for itself over time and is a fine forward-thinking move. A farm is a business with high electric overhead costs and going solar has tax advantages. Farms are uniquely able to reap solar benefits as typically ample land or barn roof is available. A good place to begin research would be https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/farmers-guide-going-solar
There is also security in that farm operations could continue in unforeseen future power events. We have all come to more fully appreciate sustainability and Solar Opportunities can help you determine if solar is a good fit for you.
BENEFITS OF SOLAR... THE SMART INVESTMENT
RENEWABLE CLEAN AND GREEN ENERGY
CERTAIN RETURN ON INVESTMENT
SELF SUSTAINABLE
MINIMAL TO NO ELECTRIC BILL
REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
INCREASES YOUR PROPERTY VALUE
PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT
THE PROCESS
Solar Opportunities employs a high tech design platform providing a remote design bid to the customer’s email in a short amount of time. Satellite imagery and your average electric bill are all we need to give you a very close bid. Therefore, there is no sales pressure and you will have all the facts to make your investment decision. A complete cost savings analysis of the investment is provided with a representation of what your home would look like. The proposal software is an impressive one-stop shop covering every aspect of your project, including permitting, our financing option, and the ability to remotely sign a contract if one so chooses. You can track your project development each step of the way. Everything is transparent leading up to your installation which will only take a couple of days. Of course, we will be happy to safely meet with you as well to confirm particulars not evident from satellite imagery. Other photos, including drone vantage points, can be taken and our program can give you a great idea of what your home will look like with the panels. Let us help you determine how you can save with Solar Opportunities!
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