Solar for Indiana agricultural and rural business

Lock in Energy Prices for 30 Years

With so many unknown variables in every farming season, farmers need to be able to anticipate energy costs to ensure more accurate planning. Solar power can reduce expenses and create more financial stability by locking in the cost of energy of the life of the solar array. With the farming sector’s grants, tax credits with competitive AG financing, on-farm is an easy decision with compelling long-term financial benefits.

Emergent Solar Energy has the experience and industry knowledge to make Hoosier farm solar projects a compelling business decision for our farm clients. We’ve worked with Indiana growers of corn & beans, seed processors, hog, poultry, dairy farmers, granaries, feed mills and many of other types of farms and rural businesses. Emergent Solar Energy makes on-farm solar affordable and have streamlined the way solar energy is designed and built for the agricultural industry throughout Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and the Midwest.

An important way your farm can benefit by working with Emergent Solar Energy is because we use American-Made solar components in our commercial solar projects. This is important because of the assurance of higher quality manufacturing, supporting the American workforce and economy, and for reducing our nations need for foreign energy by supporting American clean energy independence.

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There’s a 100-percent guarantee that the cost of sun will not increase in the next 100 years. Your utility can't make that claim. You're going spend money either way for electricity, it makes sense to consider switching to solar.

-Kraig Resler
Hometown Hog Feed
Mishawaka, Indiana

On-Farm Solar Energy for Indiana Agricultural Operations

Hog | Poultry | Dairy Farms

Pork and Poultry operations are an ideal match for solar, as their electric costs are one of their largest fixed costs. Emergent Solar can help Indiana CAFO farmers reduce this cost and maximize your projects ROI with the solar federal incentives and USDA REAP grant for Indiana on-farm solar.

Solar for Indiana corn farmers and agribusiness

Seed Processors | Feed Mills | Agribusiness

Rural businesses that serve the Indiana agriculture sector can benefit from the cost savings of switching to solar in the same way as farm operations. The solar tax incentives combined with a USDA REAP grant application substantially improves your projects economics.

Solar for Indiana dairy farms and produce farmers

Grain & Seed Growers | Produce

Indiana grain and produce farmers can dramatically cut their dependence on their electric utility or co-op by investing in on-farm solar. The USDA REAP grant along with the federal solar tax incentives and depreciation make investing in solar for the farm very compelling.

We Are Experts in USDA REAP Grants & Indiana Farm Solar Incentives

The USDA offers the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for farm producers and rural businesses to help offset the costs of solar energy applications. We have successfully helped several Indiana farmers receive REAP grants for up to 25% of their solar projects cost. Solar for Indiana farms can produce some compelling project economics with the 30% solar Investment Tax Credit, Bonus MACRS Depreciation, Indiana Sales Tax Exemptions and the USDA REAP Grant. Taken together these solar incentives can offset a large portion of your farms solar projects costs and help you gain energy independence and reach your long-term stewardship goals.