Sheep Are the Solar Industry’s Lawn Mowers of Choice - WSJ

2022-09-10 18:02:56 By : Ms. Tianhong Laser

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DEPORT, Texas—A team clearing grass from a field of solar panels on a recent day worked without complaint, despite the summer heat.

The panels blanket nearly 1,500 acres of a solar farm in Deport, a town near the Oklahoma border. Ely Valdez, the boss, makes sure prairie grasses don’t block sunshine from the panels. His sheep do most of the work.

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