# Jack's Solar Garden

US agrivoltaics demonstration farm (Longmont, CO) — 1.2MW operational dual-use solar-agriculture site; open research partner with NREL for crop yield and microclimate studies.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/jacks-solar-garden/
Updated: 2026-06-19

- Country: United States
- Revenue: ~$1M
- Employees: ~10 emp

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $2 million in construction costs, half financed by community subscribers and half by a bank loan | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/download/1441/1419/3105, https://www.jackssolargarden.com/, https://www.nlr.gov/news/detail/program/2021/future-of-agriculture-combined-with-renewable-energy-finds-success-at-jacks-solar-garden, https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1054942590/solar-energy-colorado-garden-farm-land, https://www.wri.org/insights/agrivoltaics-on-farm-solar-food-clean-energy |
| Capacity | 1.2 MW | https://www.jackssolargarden.com/, https://www.nlr.gov/news/detail/program/2021/future-of-agriculture-combined-with-renewable-energy-finds-success-at-jacks-solar-garden, https://www.wri.org/insights/agrivoltaics-on-farm-solar-food-clean-energy |
| Production site | 8102 North 95th St, Longmont, Colorado | https://openei.org/wiki/InSPIRE/Sites/Colorado_Crop_Production_under_elevated_solar_panels, https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/download/1441/1419/3105, https://www.jackssolargarden.com/, https://www.nlr.gov/news/detail/program/2021/future-of-agriculture-combined-with-renewable-energy-finds-success-at-jacks-solar-garden |
| Headcount | 2 employees [medium confidence] | https://aeroleads.com/c/jack-s-solar-garden, https://www.jackssolargarden.com/ |
| Regulatory approval | Boulder County Board of Commissioners amended its land use code to allow for ground-mounted solar energy systems on agricultural lands to facilitate project development | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/download/1441/1419/3105, https://www.jackssolargarden.com/, https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1054942590/solar-energy-colorado-garden-farm-land |

Independent sources: aeroleads.com, foodsystemsjournal.org, nlr.gov, npr.org, openei.org, wri.org

## Technologies

- [Agrivoltaics with biological integration](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/agrivoltaics-with-biointegration/)