QAZAQ GREEN. Enel North America, a clean energy leader, will deploy over 6,000 sheep to control vegetation at eight Texas solar plants through the largest announced solar grazing agreement executed in the US. The company is partnering with Texas Solar Sheep Co., a family business that provides vegetation management at large solar plants, in a commitment to scale up sustainable practices in renewables, the company said in a press release.

Texas Solar Sheep will deploy over 6,000 sheep to graze on more than 10,100 acres of solar land, nearly 75% of the area of Manhattan. This is one the most significant single contracts for dual-use solar, according to the American Solar Grazing Association, who estimates that 100,000 acres of solar sites are being grazed in the U.S. per a recent survey. By embracing sheep grazing, Enel reinforces its commitment to "agrivoltaics," the practice of combining solar power generation with agricultural practices. This agreement also strengthens the company’s presence in the Texas market, where Enel is the leading operator of utility-scale battery storage.

With the U.S. solar industry expected to break construction records again this year, with 36.4 GW of utility-scale solar scheduled to be added to the grid by end of 2024 and Texas leading the nation in solar power operation, Enel anticipates this innovative collaboration will set a new standard for responsible land management and clean energy production within the solar industry.