WA ranchers turn to new crop: Solar power

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Not only does this project provide a financial boon to the ranchers but also much-needed renewable energy to an ever-hungry electrical grid. To replace electricity generated by coal and methane gas, the state will need 22 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2035, according to estimates from nonprofit Clean Energy Transition Institute.
54% : As the state rushes to clean up the grid and phase out fossil fuel electricity generation, the Robert family represents one way farmers and ranchers can find new paths forward on their land strained by drought or economic forces.
41% : The next generation could be "weekend farmers," people who hold full-time jobs elsewhere but devote some time toward farming for additional income, they said.

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