(814) 231-3927

SOLAR FOR FARMS

Lower your farm’s operating expenses, take advantage of solar farm tax credits and GRANTS, and maximize your energy-producing potential from your barn, land, and outbuildings with solar panels from Envinity.

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25 Decibel Rd. Suite 205

State College, PA 16801

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(814) 231-3927

Our Solar Panels for Farms help PA Farmers

Lock in Lower Rates With Solar

Switching to clean solar energy reduces your exposure to rising utility rates, putting you in control of your bottom line.

We are recognized in Pennsylvania as experts in developing, designing, installing, and maintaining solar projects for large and small farms.

  • Solar Panels for Barns
  • Solar Ground Mounts on Farm Land
  • Custom Farm Solar Systems to Minimize or Eliminate Electricity Costs

 

 

Centre County Solar for Farms

Reduce Your Farm’s Operating Expenses With Solar

Be in control of your farm’s operating expenses and protect yourself against rising energy costs.

  • Federal Tax Credits:Tax credits encouraging solar for farms in Pittsburgh and throughout Pennsylvania. Commonly referred to as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), this credit allows you to claim up to 30% of the cost of your farm solar system as a credit to your federal tax bill.
  • MACR Depreciation: By depreciating the cost of your system with Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery, your farm could recoup approximately 25 percent of your investment in farm solar panels in less than six years. farm solar systems can mean. 
  • Net Metering: Allows farms with solar in Pittsburgh and throughout Pennsylvania to send excess solar energy back to the electrical grid in exchange for credits, reducing your farm’s electricity costs. Some Farm’s don’t have electricity costs because of the amount of solar energy being produced from their solar system.
  • Boost Asset Value: Allow farm solar to help you reduce your operational costs so you can improve other things to make your farm more efficient.

 

Residential Solar System State College Solar for Farms

Solar Financing: C-PACE and REAP Grants

Increasing the value of your property with solar has never been easier than it is today as Pennsylvania moves towards the financing mechanism called C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy).

C-PACE allows you to access financing for up to 100% of the project cost. In many cases, you could be cash flow positive on year 1 of the project as lower annual payment are typically lower than project savings.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service provides grants and loans through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

Two types of financial assistance are available through this program:

1. Farmers and rural business owners interested in making energy efficiency upgrades or adopting renewable energy.

2. Service providers who conduct energy audits and help farmers and small businesses with renewable energy planning and development.

REAP grants are open to farmers who want to install new solar energy systems for farming operations.

The financial support covers up to 25% of the total cost of the system.

Guaranteed loans are also available for up to 80% of installation costs.

Though this assistance doesn’t cover the entire cost of a farm solar installation, tax benefits are available at the federal and state levels that can help offset the financial burden.

Agricultural Solar

Benefits of Farm Solar and Perennial Vegetation

Recent world population projections show that we are expected to surpass 11 billion people by the end of the century. With that, there is an evolving challenge of effectively managing resources to supply sufficient food, water, and energy to support this growing populace. Solar development is growing exponentially and has vast potential for meeting increasing energy demands.

Happy Valley Winery solar installation with samsung panels

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Organic Climbing + Nittany Mountain Works

About Going Solar

 

In 2018 this local business set out to build a solar powered sewing factory in Central Pennsylvania for their outdoor products. Envinity was able to partner with them to make this dream a reality and now they cut and sew from a solar powered facility and sell back their solar over production to the local power grid.

Organic Climbing  | Nittany Mountain Works

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