Solar for New Jersey Farms and Growers
Solar for New Jersey farms and growers, sized to what your operation uses and planned around the land you farm.
LandAir supports commercial solar planning, engineering and project coordination for New Jersey properties. The review starts with the building, its electric accounts and the owner's goals.
Review your actual bills, property constraints and design assumptions.
Review the property
Review electric use
Define the project
Solar Farm NJ projects: ground mount on farmland and roofs on farm buildings
Farms often have two good places for solar: open ground and large agricultural roofs. A ground mount array on a field edge or less productive parcel can supply irrigation, cooling and processing loads, while barns, packing houses and equipment buildings frequently have roof area that suits a rooftop system. Our licensed professional engineers size each system to your farm's electric bills, so the project serves the operation first.
- Site-specific energy cost modeling
- Review of ownership and operating costs
- Project eligibility review
- Property and tenant planning
Solar for farms: farmland preservation and agrivoltaics rules
New Jersey applies specific rules to solar on agricultural and preserved land. The SADC provides application and review procedures for solar on preserved farms, including rooftop and ground-mounted systems. Review the deed restrictions, farmland status, permitted project use and applicable approvals with the relevant authorities before choosing an installation area. A general solar assessment does not establish farmland approval.
Related: Ground mount solar and Rooftop solar. See how we approach specific building types on our industries page.
- Electric bill review and usage pattern check
- Roof and site constraint review including access and safety
- Preliminary layout and sizing assumptions you can validate
- Early notes on permitting and interconnection requirements
- Clear next steps for design, pricing, and timelines
Review project economics and eligibility
Compare installed cost, financing, expected production, utility charges and ongoing operating obligations for the specific property. A production estimate is separate from a savings estimate; demand and fixed charges may remain.
Federal tax treatment and New Jersey production incentives have separate eligibility, ownership, registration and timing rules. Confirm the applicable requirements with the program administrator and your tax advisor before including benefits in a budget. See the New Jersey commercial solar incentives guide and cost and ROI guide.
Confirm each assumption before including it in a project budget.
Project cost
Review the complete scope, exclusions and financing terms.
Tax treatment
Eligibility and the benefit your organization can use require tax-advisor review.
Program eligibility
Confirm current program rules, registration and project requirements.
Production and usage
Model expected output separately from savings using the actual utility tariff.
Plan the project sequence
Share bill and site details
Develop the design and approvals plan
Agree construction and handover
What's Included
Ground mount on farmland
Ground mount arrays can be placed on field edges or parcels that suit solar, with layout, access lanes and fencing planned around your farm equipment and operations.
Greenhouses and packing houses
Packing houses, coolers and greenhouse operations often use steady power for refrigeration, fans and lighting. Rooftop or adjacent ground systems can offset that load.
Barns and equipment buildings
Large agricultural roofs can carry rooftop solar after our engineers confirm structure and roof condition.
Preserved farmland review
If your farm is enrolled in farmland preservation, SADC rules govern solar size and placement. We help you prepare the information the SADC needs for its review.
Agrivoltaics and dual-use
The BPU's Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program covers projects that keep crops or livestock in production under the array. We can explain how the pilot works and whether your site might qualify.
Sizing to farm usage
We size the system to your actual electric bills across all meters, including seasonal loads such as irrigation and cold storage, so production matches what the farm uses.
Property considerations
Roof and structure
Operating patterns
Maintenance
Meters and ownership
Approvals and access
Critical operations
New Jersey project support
LandAir supports commercial solar project planning across New Jersey from Cherry Hill.
Discuss your commercial solar project
Share the property address, electric usage and the decision you need to make. Review feasible options and the next steps with LandAir.
Frequently asked questions
Can I put solar on preserved farmland in New Jersey?
Solar on preserved farmland requires review under the applicable SADC rules and deed conditions. Both rooftop and ground-mounted proposals can require an application. Confirm the permitted use and approvals before treating a parcel as available for solar.
What is agrivoltaics?
Agrivoltaics, or dual-use solar, means growing crops or raising livestock on the same land as a solar array. New Jersey's BPU is running a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program to study this approach.
Should a farm use ground mount or rooftop solar?
It depends on your buildings, land and usage. Many farms use rooftop systems on barns or packing houses, ground mount arrays on suitable parcels, or a mix of both.
How do you size solar for a farm?
We review twelve months of electric bills for every meter, including seasonal loads like irrigation and refrigeration, and size the system to offset that usage.
