Means and Metrics: The Standard Checklist for Solar Grazing

Presented by the American Solar Grazing Association in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this report and its checklists fill an industry gap by offering the first comprehensive guide for understanding the means of successful implementation and metrics for evaluating solar grazing. Built from a review of existing literature and informed by real-world experience, this resource defines the key means and metrics needed to implement, monitor, and evaluate solar grazing systems in ways that support people, livestock, and ecological sustainability.

This report is organized into six major sections: social, economic, ecological, livestock, grazing management, and site-design factors. The guide provides a clear framework for planning, record-keeping, and decision-making. It empowers stakeholders across the solar grazing industry with a shared standard for assessing system performance.