ASGA Call #49: HAWAII: Community Solar & Solar Grazing

January 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST

Presenters: Nexamp’s @Julie Beauchemin will present Community Solar Development in Hawaii and Olsen Enterprise’s Raia Olsen reports on Solar Grazing in Hawaii

Speakers:

Keith Hevenor, Director of Communications at Nexamp will introduce Nexamp’s work with ASGA in 2021.

Director of Business Development @Julie Beauchamin at Nexamp will introduce both how community solar and community solar development works, then discuss the status of community solar laws and policy in Hawaii. Julie will share about several Hawaiian Nexamp projects.

Raia Olsen was born and raised on the north shore of Oahu. After graduating from college, she married Daniel Olsen and founded Oahu Grazers. Oahu grazers is a solar sheep grazing business. Oahu Grazers also raises grass-finished beef. Oahu Grazers has mentored other farmers in Hawaii as the learn to solar graze. Raia will present the case for solar grazing with photos of the work they’ve done in the past few years. Oahu Grazers can be reached through our network or at oahugrazers@gmail.com.

With thanks to our sponsor

Hosted by:

Dutch Barn Farm‘s Judy St Leger. DVM, Texel breeder, ASGA founding board members and solar grazier, Dr Judy will host the ASGA webinar.

More about our presenters and the busy solar scene in Hawaii:

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