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Land Equivalent Ratio: The Number That Sells Agrivoltaics

Land Equivalent Ratio: The Number That Sells Agrivoltaics

Sep 18, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Solar

A land equivalent ratio, or LER, measures whether doing two things on one piece of land beats doing each on its own. In agrivoltaics — solar panels raised over a working field — an LER of 1.6 means you would need 1.6 hectares of single-use land, one growing the crop...