US EditionHundreds of sheep grazing at Xcel’s Sherco Solar site in Clear Lake
- Six hundred sheep began grazing at Xcel Energy's Sherco Solar 1 site in Clear Lake, Minnesota, as of May 29, 2025.
- Minnesota Native Landscapes introduced sheep to provide an energy-efficient alternative to mowing and control invasive weeds at the early growth stage.
- The sheep, rotated biweekly to cover the 1,400-acre property, have reduced grass notably on the plant’s north side, aiding worker access to equipment.
- Operations manager Luke Molus noted Sherco Solar 1 generates about 223 megawatts on sunny days and performs better than expected.
- As Sherco Solar advances to phases 2 and 3, the sheep count is expected to rise to about 1,500 by summer's end to manage expanding land coverage.
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Hundreds of sheep grazing at Xcel’s Sherco Solar site in Clear Lake
CLEAR LAKE, Minn. — Six hundred sheep have started grazing the prairie on Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar 1 site in Sherburne County. On Thursday, May 29, Minnesota Native Landscapes brought a second truck of ewes and lambs onto the Sherco Solar 1 energy plant in Clear Lake. The first load of sheep was brought in May 9, and they’ve already cut down a large portion of the grass on the north side of the plant, according to Jodee Nohner, Minnesota Nativ…
Good competition for sheep off feedlot
SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep – May 27 Numbers remained similar as gents offered 9342 lambs and 2357 sheep. Quality was fair to good with lighter and store conditioned lambs yarded in large numbers. Across the offering some ideally finished lambs off feed and the feedlot received extremely good competition with the best of the crossbred lambs peaking at $345 with a pen of exceptional merino lambs carrying a 30mm skin topped that sect…
Chickens, sheep and solar panels: the Alberta farm that’s doing it all - PVBuzzMedia
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