Large-scale development of solar-generated electricity is hindered in some regions of the U.S. by land use competition and localized social resistance. One approach to alleviate these coupled challenges is agrivoltaics: the strategic co-location of solar photovoltaics and agriculture. To explore the opportunities and barriers for agrivoltaics, in-depth interviews with solar industry professionals were conducted and findings suggest that the potential for an agrivoltaic project to retain agricultural interests and consequently increase local support for development is the most significant opportunity of dual use solar. Capable of increasing community acceptance, participants expect agrivoltaics to play an important role in future solar endeavors, especially in places where development may be perceived as a threat to agricultural interests. The results further reveal the interconnections among the various dimensions of social acceptance and suggest that the growth of agrivoltaics is contingent on market adoption of the technology through community acceptance and supportive local regulatory environments. As solar photovoltaic systems transcend niche applications to become larger and more prevalent, the dimensions of social acceptance, including the opportunities and barriers associated with each dimension, can help inform decision making to enhance the growth of agrivoltaics and thus photovoltaic development. The findings can help land use planners, solar developers, and municipal governments make informed decisions that strategically and meaningfully integrate agriculture and solar, and in turn provide multiple benefits including the retention of agricultural land, local economic development, and broad adoption of solar energy technologies.

在美国的某些地区，土地使用竞争和局部的社会阻力阻碍了太阳能发电的大规模发展。缓解这些耦合挑战的一种方法是农用光伏：太阳能光伏与农业的战略并置。为了探索农用光伏的机会和障碍，对太阳能行业专业人士进行了深入采访，调查结果表明，农用光伏项目保留农业利益并因此增加当地对发展的支持的潜力是两用太阳能的最重要机会。参加者期望能够提高社区的接受度，在未来的太阳能活动中，尤其是在发展可能被视为对农业利益构成威胁的地区，农用光伏发电将发挥重要作用。结果进一步揭示了社会接受度各个维度之间的相互联系，并表明农用光伏技术的增长取决于通过社区接受度和支持性的当地监管环境对技术的市场采用程度。随着太阳能光伏系统超越利基应用而变得越来越大，越来越普遍，社会接受度的维度（包括与各个维度相关的机会和障碍）可以帮助决策，从而促进农用光伏技术的发展，从而促进光伏技术的发展。这些发现可以帮助土地使用规划者，太阳能开发商和市政府做出明智的决策，从而将农业与太阳能进行战略性和有意义的整合，进而带来多种收益，包括保留农业用地，