The Spencer, NY farms, which are built on three properties owned by the Pasto family, will generate enough electricity to power over 2,900 homes.   

“After generations of growing different crops we are looking forward to harvesting New York sunshine,” said Cris Pasto, one of the farm’s owners.

Community solar farms are rapidly expanding around the country, supported by utilities which have an easier time incorporating solar electricity into their grid when it is produced at a single location instead of hundreds of rooftops.