Comment by thinkcontext
4 months ago
> Nobody is converting irrigated Ogallala aquifer farmland to solar fields
Given the rate at which the aquifer is being depleted, they should. There are some water districts in CA that have encouraged conversion to solar but it's controversial.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/07/california-agricul...
I agree with you 100%, but the unfortunate truth is that irrigated farmland will be farmed until the aquifer runs dry :/