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Innovera hosts and participates in industry events that bring together leaders, practitioners, and communities advancing real-world resilience. From on-the-ground innovation to systems-level collaboration, our events highlight what’s working, what’s emerging, and what’s next.

June 17, 2026

12 Ways to Accelerate Agrivoltaics

Private event for foundations, investors and innovators in the field of agrivoltaics

As the Colorado River system shrinks and Lakes Mead and Powell reach deadpool (the level where water cannot be released downstream and power can no longer be generated), we see an urgent need to work together in unprecedented ways, accelerating the adoption of agrivoltaics — a way to reduce water consumption and generate needed energy, while keeping farms and farm workers in production.

We will hear about — and collectively evaluate — 12 viable approaches, with the goal of advancing the projects that have the greatest potential. Examples include the following:

Agrivoltaic Storytelling (Scott Laeser, Rural Climate Partnership) Communicating about successful projects to farmers, funders and various community stakeholders who are in a position to stall or support new agrivoltaic projects.

Developer Collaboration (Miles Braxton, Okovate) Working directly with developers to educate them and build new projects.

Farmer to Farmer Education (Ethan Winter, American Farmland Trust) Directly recruiting and educating farmers, establishing cohorts of farmers to support each other and explore ways to collaborate (such as by forming solar coops).

Demonstration Centers (Jordan Macknick, National Laboratory of the Rockies) A network of thoughtfully-designed agrivoltaic farm facilities that are open to researchers and farmers.

Extension Service Education (Stacie Peterson, American Solar Grazing Association) Outreach to university educators who interface with farmers; promoting / running programs, and providing a toolkit for teaching agrivoltaics.

Tribal Agrivoltaic Education. (Tony Skrelunas, Twin Visions) A series of workshops and site selection support, provided to Native tribes across the West, helping them plan and start agrivoltaic-powered community centers.

Chamber Outreach (Kelsey Pepitone, Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy) Engaging communities with the economic development benefits of agrivoltaics.

Farm Power Charging Network (Glenn Hallam, Innovera) An agrivoltaic and battery-powered charging network designed to give farmers the opportunity to sell their power to transcontinental trucking companies.

Agrivoltaics Certification (Stacie Peterson) Educating solar developers and farmers on agrivoltaics; creating (and showing) readiness to develop successful projects.

Policy Education Workshops (TBD) Influencing the policy influencers with fresh ideas about accelerating permitting and navigating bans.

July 2026

PNW Climate Week, Portland OR

Details to follow.