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On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
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A new solar project in Rockport combines solar panels with blueberry farming. The project is being shown as an example of how dual-use design can accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
ROCKPORT — They are coming a bit early this season, but lavender specks are beginning to color the low-bush blueberry fields here on a hillside off Route 17. But that’s not the biggest news.