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How does solar energy interact with wildlife and the environment?

As a renewable source of power, solar energy has an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change, which is critical to protecting humans, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Are solar panels good for wildlife?

The good news for wildlife is that there are ways for solar developers to make installations less harmful and even beneficial for many species, like fences that let some animals pass, wildlife corridors, native plants that nurture pollinators, and more.

How does a large solar facility affect wildlife?

Large solar facilities in particular can also fragment important wildlife habitat or migration corridors via fences and landscape alteration, and can restrict gene flow for animal as well as plant populations.

Should solar power be reimagined as a habitat for native plants?

So does the nature of the landscape itself. Some solar operators are reimagining their facilities as prime protected habitats for native plants, bringing back key local species and potentially improving lands that humans have already disturbed.

How do ground-mounted photovoltaics and concentrating solar-thermal power installations affect wildlife?

Because ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) installations require the use of land, sites need to be selected, designed, and managed to minimize impacts to local wildlife, wildlife habitat, and soil and water resources.

Can a solar farm bring renewables to tribal land?

Bringing renewables to tribal land is no mean feat, especially in states like North Dakota, the country's third-biggest oil-producing state. "Some of the tribes in the Midwest are really struggling, and I told myself, if we could launch a solar farm there, we could do it anywhere," Two Bears says.