A French company raised 5,184 solar panels 16 feet over a Normandy dairy pasture, and when the open field nearby dried out in July, the grass underneath stayed green and on hot days the cows in their shade grazed until noon while the herd in the sun head

A French company raised 5,184 solar panels 16 feet over a Normandy dairy pasture, and when the open field nearby dried out in July, the grass underneath stayed green and on hot days the cows in their shade grazed until noon while the herd in the sun head

If you’re American, the word Normandy probably makes you think of D-Day. In France, the region’s arguably just as famous for its cows. Normandy butter, cream and Camembert all start out as grass, and that grass stays green because, well, it rains a lot in Normandy. So it’s a bit of a jolt to hear…