Byron Kominek gives a tour at Jack's Solar Garden
Byron Kominek gives a tour at Jack's Solar Garden
Upcoming Tour with Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program
Agrivoltaics Tour Day | March 18, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Explore agrivoltaics in action at two innovative Rutgers research sites. Visit the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) to see single-axis tracker arrays integrated with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and soybeans. Then head to the Rutgers Animal Farm to tour vertical bifacial arrays paired with forage grass systems.
Attend one or both tours and experience how solar and agriculture can thrive together. Dress for field conditions.
For details, contact Shawn Sorrels, RAP Coordinator, at ss2628@njaes.rutgers.edu
Dual-Use Solar Farms to Visit
California
Nextpower AgriPV Showcase Yard
Location: Fremont, California
Features: Crops, Conservation
Tour Availability: Private tours, Scheduled events, School group tours
Contact: Ezra Ziegler, eziegler@nextracker.com
California
Redford Conservancy - Cal Poly Pomona Agrivoltaics Research Site
Location: Pomona, CA
Features: First commercial-scale urban agrivoltaics project in Southern California, demonstrating Romaine lettuce production under fixed 8-foot solar arrays with portable battery storage
Tour Availability: Private tours
Contact: Rose Cesena Olivas, roliva@pitzer.edu
Colorado
Colorado
ARDEC Agrivoltaic Testing Grounds at Colorado State University
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Features: Crop research crops (corn, horticultural)
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours
Contact: Jack Donovan, agpv@sandboxsolar.com
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Jack's Solar Garden
Location: Longmont, Colorado
Features: Herbs, berries, vegetables, grassland, chickens, sheep, and research into forage growth, insects, and agribusiness development
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings
Contact: info@coagrivoltaic.org
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Shortgrass Ecovoltaic Research Facility, Colorado State University
Location: North of Nunn, Colorado
Features: Native grassland
Tour Availability: Private tours
Contact: Alan K. Knapp, aknapp@colostate.edu
Illinois
Colorado
Colorado
Agrivoltaic Site at the Energy Farm
Location: Urbana, Illinois
Features: Row crops, pasture perennials and winter wheat
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings, Scheduled events / tours
Contact: latawic2@illinois.edu, tmies@illinois.edu
Indiana
Mammoth North Solar
Location: Starke County, Indiana
Features: Crops, livestock, conservation
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings
Contact: Ran Rabi, ranrabi@doral-llc.com
Iowa
Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University
Location: Ames, Iowa
Features: Fruit, vegetable, honey, and pollinator habitat
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings
Contact: Nick Peterson, nickpeterson@alliantenergy.com
Massachusetts
Joe Czajkowski Farm
Location: Hadley, Massachusetts
Features: Rotational row crops - broccoli the last 2 years, sweet corn this growing season (2025)
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings
Contact: Jake Marley, jmarley@hyperionsystemsllc.com
Minnesota
New Jersey
University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center
Location: Morris, Minnesota
Features: Cattle, crops, and forage
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours
Contact: Brad Heins, hein0106@umn.edu
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC)
Location: Bridgeton, NJ
Features: Tomato, pepper, eggplant, and soybean production; 8ft 1 and 2 panel wide single axis trackers
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings, Scheduled events / tours
Contact: Shawn Sorrels, ss2628@njaes.rutgers.edu
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
Rutgers Cook College Animal Farm
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Features: Cattle forage; Vertical bifacial panels
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings, Scheduled events / tours
Contact: Shawn Sorrels, ss2628@njaes.rutgers.edu
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
Rutgers Snyder Research Farm
Location: Pittstown, NJ
Features: Hay production; 8ft 1 panel wide single axis trackers
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours, Event bookings, Scheduled events / tours
Contact: Shawn Sorrels, ss2628@njaes.rutgers.edu
Wisconsin
New Jersey
New Jersey
University of Wisconsin-Madison Kegonsa Solar
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Features: Crops, ecosystem services research, other agribusiness activities or ancillary production or processing
Tour Availability: Public tours, Private tours, School group tours
Contact: Coming soon!
Looking for the Full Census of Agrivoltaics Sites?
Check out the InSPIRE Agrivoltaics Map
The Solar Farm Tours Map highlights sites that are open for tours and public learning experiences.
The InSPIRE Agrivoltaics Map serves a different purpose — it represents a national census of agrivoltaic installations across the United States. The map is continuously updated as new projects are developed and documented.
View the full census of agrivoltaic installations across the U.S. on the national InSPIRE Agrivoltaics Map.