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A sheep stands in front of solar panels on a farm Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Lancaster, Ky.
Daniel Bell opens a bag of feed as he prepares to move sheep into a nearby field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Sheep walk under solar panels Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Sheep graze near solar panels Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Sheep graze at a farm Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Lancaster, Ky.
Signs opposing solar development sit near a road Friday, April 3, 2026, in Manchester, Ind.
Sheep graze near solar panels Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Solar panels operate Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Daniel Bell drives between solar panels and his sheep flock Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
A sheep stands in front of solar panels on a farm Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Lancaster, Ky.
Daniel Bell opens a bag of feed as he prepares to move sheep into a nearby field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Sheep walk under solar panels Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Sheep graze near solar panels Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Sheep graze at a farm Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Lancaster, Ky.
Signs opposing solar development sit near a road Friday, April 3, 2026, in Manchester, Ind.
Sheep graze near solar panels Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Solar panels operate Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Daniel Bell drives between solar panels and his sheep flock Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky.
Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell has been expanding his flock, and that meant he needed to build a new barn. His land is far from the power lines he’d need to heat it, so he figured rooftop solar would be ideal.
To help pay for it, he wanted to apply for a renewable-energy grant through the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP — only to find that the Trump administration had effectively halted grants through the program. Bell said that made it impossible to proceed with the idea on his land.
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