While urban centers have dominated early clean energy adoption, rural communities across the U. are stepping into the spotlight in 2025. . Across the country, solar farms have experienced rapid growth, supported by advancements in technology, cost reductions, and policy initiatives such as state-level renewable portfolio standards and tax credits. were. . This Market Intel will dive deeper into solar energy's expansion and economic impacts, particularly in rural America, where there is great tension between private property rights and concerns over the loss of productive farmland. At the same time, the conversion of agricultural land, which tends to be flat and sunny, to. . According to the American Farmland Trust's (AFT) Farms Under Threat: 2040 analysis, there is potential that 83% of solar built by 2040 will be sited on farmland within the United States.
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