What Agrivoltaic Solutions Llc does

Agrivoltaic Solutions LLC (AVS) is a privately held, family-owned Vermont-based operator founded in 2018 by Lewis Fox and Niko Kochendoerfer that provides managed solar grazing and co-location consulting services to utility-scale solar developers. The company's core service deploys contracted sheep flocks to perform vegetation management on solar sites in lieu of mechanical mowing, maintaining compliance with operational agricultural practices while enabling dual use of land for solar generation and grazing. AVS also offers co-location consulting that designs integrated grazing systems with attention to flock and ecosystem health, biodiversity, and whole-farm economics, and it has created managed grazing plans for over 30,000 acres of grazed solar across the United States.

The business generates revenue through managed-service contracts with solar energy companies and through professional-services consulting engagements with farmers and solar operators. AVS contracts vegetation management for sites in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and currently grazes solar assets for 9 different firms in the Northeastern U.S. The company is a longtime supporter and member of the American Solar Grazing Association; Lewis Fox is a founding board member and currently serves on the board of Advisors, and team member Nick Armentrout serves as a board member. Operations are anchored at the founders' Whiting, Vermont headquarters, with a second farm (Spring Creek Farm, Maine) operated by Armentrout serving as an additional host facility. Pricing is contracted directly with each solar customer through custom proposals and is not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held, has no institutional capital, and has not announced any funding rounds, acquisitions, or outside investment.

Name

Agrivoltaic Solutions Llc

Legal name

Agrivoltaic Solutions LLC

Website

https://agrivoltaicsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agrivoltaic Solutions LLC is a Vermont-based, family-owned operator that provides managed sheep grazing and co-location consulting for utility-scale solar developers, contracting vegetation management across six U.S. states and serving nine solar firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Vegetation Management Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (O&M, Vegetation, Spares, SCADA) (EUACAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Solar grazing services
• Vegetation management
• Agrivoltaic consulting
• Managed sheep grazing
• Solar site maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Whiting

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Managed Solar Grazing Services: Contract vegetation management services for solar sites using sheep grazing. Revenue is generated through service contracts with solar energy companies requiring vegetation maintenance.
2. Co-location Consulting Services: Consulting services for agricultural co-location at solar facilities, helping farmers and solar operators implement dual-use land strategies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Agrivoltaic Solutions LLC provides managed solar grazing services that use sheep flocks to maintain vegetation at solar energy facilities, keeping sites in compliance with operational and agricultural standards. The company also offers co-location consulting services that help farmers and solar operators design integrated agricultural and solar dual-use systems. Services are delivered under direct contracts across six Northeastern U.S. states.

Product overview

Agrivoltaic Solutions LLC offers two integrated service offerings: Grazing Services for vegetation management at solar sites using managed sheep flocks, and Consulting Services for co-location agricultural solar integration. The company contracts vegetation management for solar installations across Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and has created managed grazing plans for over 30,000 acres of grazed solar in the United States. As a member of the American Solar Grazing Association, the company combines agricultural expertise with solar industry needs to enable dual-use land operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grazing Services Vegetation management services using grazing sheep to maintain solar energy sites in compliance with operational agricultural practices. The service is contracted by solar energy companies and delivered across six Northeastern U.S. states.
• Consulting Services Co-location consulting services that support farmers and solar operators in integrating agricultural operations with solar energy installations, including co-located grazing system design, biodiversity and flock health considerations, and whole-farm consulting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed grazing plans for over 30,000 acres of grazed solar in the United States

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Solar Grazing AssociationcoreOthersLongtime supporter and member of the American Solar Grazing Association. Founding board member Lewis Fox serves on the board of Advisors, and Nick Armentrout serves as a Board member. The association supports the development and best practices of solar grazing in the United States.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Pivot Energy: Pivot Energy is a community- and mid-market solar developer that has explored pollinator-friendly and agrivoltaic approaches at its sites. It is comparable as a downstream customer/partner for co-location consulting and grazing programs.
• White Oak Pastures: White Oak Pastures operates regenerative agriculture with cattle and also participates in utility-scale solar grazing programs in the Southeast. It overlaps with Agrivoltaic Solutions in the dual-use solar-agriculture model and grazing-based vegetation control niche.
• Catalyze: Catalyze is a distributed-generation solar and storage developer that has been an active proponent of agrivoltaics and dual-use solar design. It is comparable as both a potential client for grazing services and a peer in the co-location consulting market.

Broad incumbents

• SOLV Energy: SOLV Energy is a large solar EPC and O&M contractor serving utility-scale solar assets across the U.S. It competes with Agrivoltaic Solutions indirectly for vegetation management budgets and represents a potential partner or buyer for grazing-based services.
• EDF Renewables: EDF Renewables is a global renewable energy developer with significant U.S. utility-scale solar assets and active interest in agrivoltaic and pollinator habitat programs. It is comparable as a potential large customer for managed grazing services.
• Lightsource bp: Lightsource bp is one of the largest global utility-scale solar developers and has supported solar grazing and pollinator habitat programs at U.S. sites. It is comparable as a potential customer for managed grazing services and as an industry actor in agrivoltaic integration.
• Borrego Solar: Borrego Solar is a national solar EPC and O&M provider that handles vegetation management as part of its operations and maintenance portfolio. It overlaps with Agrivoltaic Solutions as a buyer or competitor for solar site vegetation work, but at much broader scale.
• Mortenson Construction: Mortenson is a major renewable energy EPC contractor with significant utility-scale solar and wind portfolio. It is comparable as an indirect competitor or partner for vegetation management scope within larger solar O&M contracts.
• Pine Gate Renewables: Pine Gate Renewables is a utility-scale solar developer operating across multiple U.S. regions with a focus on community engagement and dual-use practices. It is comparable as a potential customer for managed solar grazing services in expanded geographies.
• Cypress Creek Renewables: Cypress Creek Renewables develops, owns, and operates utility-scale solar projects across the U.S. It is comparable as a potential end customer for vegetation management and grazing services at Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic sites.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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