Working Paper #18 路
Agrivoltaics in British Columbia
Setting up the Provincial Conversation
Published March 2026 by Omri Haiven
Overview
Solar remains underdeveloped in BC despite falling costs partly because the limited land suited for solar often overlaps with valuable farmland. We examine agrivoltaics: the practice of combining solar panels with farming on the same land, as a way to advance BC's energy and agricultural goals at once. We identify key barriers to deployment and propose short and medium-term policy reforms to support it.
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