Private Story
The Solar Farmer
Across the flatlands of Illinois, a new crop is rising among the traditional waves of grain. Hundreds have applied to host acres of solar panels on their property, a move encouraged by a state law requiring that renewable resources provide 25 percent of Illinois power by 2025. Randy DaBaillie, an Illinois soybean farmer, says the earnings from the panels would be about three times what an average harvest would yield at his farm. Shot for the Washington Post
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