Cattle

Cattle farm installs solar power station

Oregon-based RUTE SunTracker has commissioned its first commercial solar photovoltaic project designed for cattle ranchland. The 120 kW, one-acre solar array is deployed on an Angus ranch in Jackson County Oregon and is interconnected with the Pacific Power grid. clearance hardened against wind and beef. The one‑acre, 120‑kilowatt array is the first real‑world installation of RUTE's patented, cable‑stayed solar tracker designed specifically to. . How do you stop a 1,400-pound bored and curious cow from demolishing a solar panel? Silicon Ranch's solution is a new system called CattleTracker. Silicon Ranch, a Tennessee-based energy company, is pioneering cattle-solar integration through its new CattleTracker technology—an innovation designed to make large-scale solar ranching viable. CattleTracker. . In 2019, Silicon Ranch began exploring the opportunity to marry cattle grazing and solar generation on our land, in line with our commitment to design, build, and operate better solar farms by taking a holistic approach and mimicking nature.