Vineyard Agrivoltaics
WCRC Orchard Mesa will soon be home to a new agrivoltaics project. The array will be organized to provide real-time energy data, and will be a part of a series of agrivoltaic research efforts at CSU. We encourage you to visit this page again in the future as we have more information about the project and can share our research with you.
View the Constuction Project and Monitor the Vineyard
We plan to offer a livestream video option so that visitors can see the vineyard in real time, and watch a timelapse video of the solar arrays construction.
Data and Other Metrics
When finished, the panels and other implements will show data for temperature, wind speed, soil moisture both under the solar panels and in the control area, while also providing a total value of the energy produced.
Monthly Production
Monthly and cumulative energy production of the vineyard agrivoltaics system since January 2026
Cumulative Production
Cumulative energy production of the vineyard agrivoltaics system and cumulative energy value since January 2026
Specific yield monthly
Monthly average specific yield of the vineyard agrivoltaics system with standard or dynamic tracking compared to that of a rooftop system
Potential production
Potential versus actual energy production (due to technical problems) of the vineyard agrivoltaics system with standard or dynamic tracking, and energy loss due to dynamic tracking
Energy production (11 May and 11 July)
Energy production of the vineyard agrivoltaics system on two clear sunny days. With standard tracking on 11 May 2026 (left) or dynamic tracking on 11 July 2026 (right).
Other WCRC and CSU Research Projects
Contact Information
Horst Caspari
Professor & State Viticulturist
WCRC-Orchard Mesa
horst.caspari@colostate.edu
(970)495-2202
Analissa Sarno
Postdoctoral Scientist in Soil and Agriphotovoltaics
WCRC-Orchard Mesa
analissa.sarno@colostate.edu