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labcomputer • today at 7:52 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

> this isn’t an either-or question. a farm owner may want to add some revenue with electricity generation.

Also: Many plants don't want/need full sun. In fact, they adapt by varying production of a chemical called zeaxanthin throughout the day to manage the amount of energy they take in.

Partially shading crops with bifacial panels (which are semi-translucent) can be beneficial to the crops as well as producing energy.

https://www.science.org/content/article/too-much-good-thing