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On Wednesday, 5/27, we hosted a webinar to show the Free Range Films documentary Save the Farm Save the Future addressing the complicated relationship between solar production and agricultural land, sharing exciting agrivoltaic solutions for farmers in Colorado. The Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center features prominently and helped produce the film along with a grant from the Walton Family Foundation.

You can watch it to on Youtube if you missed it: https://youtu.be/PmK3v90CzpY?si=3i_VVC-wqUgN7zHb

Let us know what you think about agrivoltaics in the comments.

Save the Farm, Save the Future | Documentary #agrivoltaics #climatechange #solar #farms #colorado Farms are disappearing. Solar energy is rising. Could combining the two help save farmers and the planet? Introducing: “Agrivoltaics”.Free Range Filmsfilmfre...

🌎 Join the UTC for a public workshop on how greenhouse gas emissions reporting data could help shape future environmental performance measurements for Washington utilities.

📅 Wednesday, June 10 | 9 a.m. to noon

Learn more: bit.ly/4ve1RDt

Scandinavia is doing exciting things with solar including this project.

Denmark has installed transparent photovoltaic solar windows on Copenhagen skyscrapers generating electricity from every building facade.

The Nordhavn Solar Facades project retrofits 24 Copenhagen commercial towers with Onyx Solar perovskite-silicon tandem transparent photovoltaic glass units achieving 14 percent power conversion efficiency while maintaining 40 percent visible light transmission. Each tower's south facade generates 80 to 150 kilowatts annually, collectively producing 2.4 megawatts across 18,000 square metres of glazed facade area.

Building-integrated photovoltaic glass eliminates the roof space competition between solar panels and green rooftops, mechanical plant, and architectural features that limits conventional solar deployment in dense urban environments. At Copenhagen's latitude south building facades receive 60 percent of rooftop solar irradiance — sufficient to make transparent facade solar economically attractive at current perovskite panel manufacturing costs.

Denmark's Energy Agency has approved building-integrated solar requirements for all new commercial construction above 5,000 square metres from 2027, projecting 150 megawatts of facade-integrated solar capacity across Danish urban centres by 2035. The regulation makes Denmark the first country to mandate building-integrated photovoltaic facades as a standard component of large commercial construction.

Source: Onyx Solar Denmark, Danish Energy Agency, Joule, 2025

Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, June 9 from 10 AM -11:30 AM PT to learn what you need to know about the 9th Northwest Regional Power Plan.

NW Energy Coalition Senior Policy Associate Fred Heutte and Regional and State Policy Director Zach Baker will present on what the plan is, why it is important, and how you can get involved.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/liW_KkEzT1qVUOHYmbmbOg #/registration

Solar Washington will be sharing the documentary Save the Farm, Save the Future film by Free Range Films which brings the complicated conversation around agrivoltaics down to a real family farm.

Farming in America is harder than ever. Drought, extreme weather, rising costs, development pressures, and labor challenges are pushing farmers to their limits. Meanwhile, climate change—the very force behind many of these struggles—is driving a surge in demand for clean energy, transforming farmland into solar fields. Save the Farm, Save the Future follows Colorado farmers and ranchers.

When: Wednesday May 27 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Film Viewing
Where: Zoom (Link provided upon registration)
Cost: Free

REGISTER HERE: https://solarwa.short.gy/StFStF

Curious about plug in solar? Here's a great short run down of some the concerns that have held it back.

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We already knew that, didn't we?

Solar is by far the most popular source of energy.

The latest insights on solar panel recycling reveal a growing opportunity amidst increasing waste. As more solar panels reach their end of life, innovative recycling solutions are emerging. Join us for our upcoming webinar on agrivoltaics and the Solar Summit 2026 to engage in these critical discussions. Together, we can shape the future of sustainable energy.

https://conta.cc/4d4SIHf

The Solar Washingtonian Newsletter Email from Solar Washington May Highlights: solar recycling, agrivoltaics webinar, and much more Volume 44 - May 2026 News & Updates Feature Article:  Solar Panel Recycling Remains Low Yet Hopeful S

Farmers Are Choosing Solar to Maintain their Farms. Localities Shouldn’t Take Away That Choice. – SEIA The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is leading the transformation to a clean energy economy. Learn more at seia.org