ASGA Solar Grazing Census - Round 2 - Summer 2024

Welcome to round 2 of the solar grazing census! We are following up with all active solar graziers to see how their responses to the previous census have changed to get an accurate picture of solar grazing, which continues to grow rapidly.

Please answer the below questions to the best of your ability.

All answers will remain anonymous and are used for research and educational purposes only.

Basic Details

First Name

Last Name

Email

What state(s) do you graze in? Pick all that apply

Are you the sole proprietor of your grazing business or do partner with other solar graziers and/or have employees?

Solar Grazing Business

Have you increased your solar grazing operation since you submitted the Census?

A

Yes

B

No

Is your business grazing in multiple states?

A

Yes

B

No

Solar Grazing Operation Logistics

How many sheep do you keep year-round for solar grazing use [Number]?

Do you keep a flock guard animal on-site with your sheep? if so, what breed?

Do you ever provide supplementary feed (i.e. hay) or mineral to your flock during solar grazing? If so, what kind and how often?

(OPTIONAL): What stage of production are your sheep when grazing solar sites? Select all that apply:

On average, what is the distance (miles) of one round-trip visit to your site(s)?

On average, how much time (hours/minutes) do you spend on-site per visit?

Pricing and Income

What percentage of total farm income comes from solar grazing currently, including supplemental mowing and additional site maintenance services if needed?

Do you predict your percentage of total farm income that comes from solar grazing to (increase, decrease, stay the same) in the next 5 years?

A

Increase

B

Decrease

C

Stay the same

What factors do you consider when determining a price for your contract?

Do you think it would be helpful if there were industry guidelines or “best practices” to standardize solar grazing partnerships? Or do you prefer the autonomy/flexibility of creating your own terms?

Before you go: Make sure you're on the NREL and ASGA maps!

1. We’d like to invite you to list your solar grazing site locations to the NREL InSPIRE map, which can be accessed here.

2. ASGA has a similar map that is accepting submissions here: https://solargrazing.org/map