Here is some rare good news: when you pair solar panels with the planting of native flora around those panels, you get a restoration of insect populations AND commensurate befits to nearby agriculture, in a addition to carbon-free electricity generation:
“We found increases over time for all habitat and biodiversity metrics: floral rank, flowering plant species richness, insect group diversity, native bee abundance, and total insect abundance, with the most noticeable temporal increases in native bee abundance. We also found positive effects of proximity to solar-pollinator habitat on bee visitation to nearby soybean (Glycine max) fields.”
