{"id":8734,"date":"2025-06-08T21:22:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/06\/08\/why-california-farmers-are-replacing-crops-with-solar-panels\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T21:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:22:37","slug":"why-california-farmers-are-replacing-crops-with-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/06\/08\/why-california-farmers-are-replacing-crops-with-solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"Why California Farmers Are Replacing Crops with Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6PzoLb_EIJ4?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As California&#8217;s water crisis deepens, some Central Valley farmers are turning to an unexpected solution: solar energy.<\/p>\n<p>In this 23ABC News feature, we explore how fifth-generation farmer Mike Frey and others are adapting to severe groundwater restrictions under SGMA by transforming their fallow farmland into solar farms.<\/p>\n<p>With energy demand in California projected to rise by 80% by 2045, a new bill \u2014 AB 1156 \u2014 could open the door for farmers to lease their land for solar panel installations. This episode takes you to Buttonwillow, where the ambitious Button Bush Project could be a blueprint for the future of sustainable farming.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Learn how Alliance Ag Services is supporting this shift<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Discover the scale of solar adoption across the Central Valley<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f See why solar might be the next best thing to farming in drought-stricken regions<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 Bill Status: As of May 1, 2025, AB 1156 has cleared key Assembly committees.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 Subscribe for more local stories and sustainable energy insights.<\/p>\n<p>#CaliforniaFarming #SolarEnergy #DroughtSolutions #CentralValley #AB1156 #Sustainability #23ABCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As California&#8217;s water crisis deepens, some Central Valley farmers are turning to an unexpected solution: solar energy. In this 23ABC News feature, we explore how fifth-generation farmer Mike Frey and others are adapting to severe groundwater restrictions under SGMA by transforming their fallow farmland into solar farms. With energy demand in California projected to rise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8553,"featured_media":8735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}