Day: June 5, 2025

Solar Farms Can Brighten Agricultural Land Values

  • Publication date June 5, 2025
  • Categories: Research

Municipalities have shunned solar farms because these large installations are believed to reduce property values. Now, in a first-of-its-kind study, Georgia Tech economist Laura Taylor shows that utility-scale solar farms don’t adversely affect sales prices for agricultural land.  The work, published recently in the journal Land Economics, may help inform local decision-making. “As zoning boards […]

DOE Next-Gen Transformer Technology

  • Publication date June 5, 2025
  • Categories: Research

As the nation moves toward electrification, there’s a lot that the U.S. government can do to accelerate a modernized and resilient grid – with regional support and investment. The (re)electrification of the U.S. economy continues to charge forward thanks to an administration focused on decarbonization and place-based action. Unfortunately, aging grid infrastructure may not be […]