{"type":"video","version":"1.0","html":"<iframe src=\"https://www.loom.com/embed/db31028d4d3542bca5a8589d898cba55\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>","height":1920,"width":2560,"provider_name":"Loom","provider_url":"https://www.loom.com","thumbnail_height":1920,"thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/db31028d4d3542bca5a8589d898cba55-full-1665148287645.jpg","duration":5151.6,"title":"ASGA Webinar 59: Solar Development that Benefits Communities and Ecosystems, Brian Ross, GPI","description":"10/05/22 - In our October webinar, the Great Plains Institute’s (GPI) Brian Ross led a wide-ranging discussion on the challenges facing solar expansion and the benefits solar can offer local communities, ecosystems, and agriculture to help address land-use barriers to its continued development. \n\nBrian broke down many of the co-benefits of well-designed solar land-use, and discussed how integrating solar into agriculture and ecosystems effectively can reduce barriers to large-scale solar site development and how the benefits of solar can help address community concerns. This includes using smart siting to increase groundwater protection, support ecosystem restoration, and promote agriculture.\n\nThis recording is a great resource for learning about issues surrounding the growth of solar and how agrivoltaics fits into its future.\n\nHosts: Caroline Owens, ASGA Board Member, and Kevin Richardson (ASGA) \n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nBrian Ross, AICP, LEED GA, is a Vice President at the Great Plains Institute, leading GPI’s renewable energy market transformation efforts in the Midwest and nationally.  He has worked with dozens of local, regional, and state governments on climate and energy planning, policy and regulation. Brian currently leads multiple efforts at both the state and national level on integrating solar development with natural systems, community priorities, and agriculture business models."}