Thank you for registering your place at our Colorado State Government Agrivoltaic Workshop! We are excited to see you on site soon.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring water, sun protection, and any pruners, gloves, or hand tools you'd like to use.

This is not a 'rain or shine' event - and if weather is bad, we will cancel this. Please see below for more information regarding weather.

If you have any questions or need to change or cancel your registration, please let us know by emailing info@coagrivoltaic.org

Some important things to remember:

1) About the site:

- Surfaces throughout the site are unpaved and uneven

- The site is exposed to the elements, with very little shade/cover

- Please dress for current / expected weather conditions and bring water - there is no potable water available on-site

- All participants must wear close-toed shoes

We recommend using appropriate sun protection; hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen

2) Facilities:

- There is one ADA accessible and one non-ADA accessible port-a-potty on site, please plan accordingly

- Leashed service animals are allowed on site, but must be kept controlled - any unruly service animal will be asked to leave - for their safety.

- Pets are not allowed on the site.

3) Jack’s Solar Garden is located at 8102 N. 95th St. Longmont, CO 80504 – trust Google Maps!

- Please arrive 10-15 minutes before so that we can begin on time

- Please be careful when pulling into the driveway of Jack’s Solar Garden, this is a working farm and there are often people and animals on site. Signal early to turn from the main road and drive slowly past the farmhouse to the right of the silo.

4) We require each attendee to register individually so that they can complete the liability waiver.

5) In case of inclement weather:

- Where possible, CALC staff will notify volunteers before arriving on site if the weather conditions are unsuitable for work that day.

- If inclement weather arises during the tour: please follow the instructions given to you by the group lead.

6) Lightning Policy: For your safety, if lightning strikes within an 8-mile radius of the solar array, everyone must exit the array site promptly and regroup in the parking lot. Please follow your group leads instructions carefully. Nobody is permitted within the solar array within 30 minutes of a lightning strike that occurs within an 8-mile radius.

Agenda:

Thursday

8:30 Arrival

8:45 Welcome by Byron Kominek and introduction to the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center

9:00 Participant introductions

9:15 Begin tour of Jack’s Solar Garden (JSG), Byron Kominek

9:30 Discussion of solar array microclimates & medicinal herb growth, Byron Kominek

9:45 Vegetable crop production, crop characteristics, & farmer perspective, Sprout City Farms & University of Arizona

10:15 Grassland ecology, Colorado State University (CSU)

10:40 Pollinator habitat / vegetation screening, Byron Kominek + NREL

11:00 Ecosystem services, CSU

11:20 Finish tour

11:20 Quick break

11:30 Global view of agrivoltaics and agrivoltaic designs, NREL

11:45 The 5 Cs of Agrivoltaic Success, NREL

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Viewing of dairy cows under solar panels, Light Root Farm

1:15 Discussion on animal welfare, Light Root Farm + CSU

1:45 Discussion on grazing sheep in solar arrays, Local Solar Grazer

2:15 Quick break

2:45 Discussion on using solar array lands for conservation purposes, American Farmland Trust & the Colorado Cattlemen and Agricultural Land Trust

3:15 Discussion on incorporating diverse communities in agrivoltaics, Byron Kominek

3:45 Each department groups together to discuss their thoughts

4:30 Group Happy Hour at Oskar Blues

Friday

8:30 Arrival and networking

9:00 Lingering questions, comments, ideas from the previous day

9:30 Departmental representatives share their interests in agrivoltaics / ecovoltaics, current programs that would support such themes, benefits of incorporating these ideas, & thoughts on potential inter-departmental collaboration

10:30 Departmental representatives share the challenges of working in the agrivoltaic / ecovoltaic space and request group feedback on means to overcome challenges

11:30 Facilitated discussion on next steps and action items

12:30 Lunch and End of the Workshop

Do not hesitate to reach out to info@coagrivoltaic.org if you have any questions.

Colorado Government Agrivoltaics Workshop