Hundreds of sheep are hard at work this spring in central Minnesota — not on a farm, but beneath solar panels.

Sheep clambered out of a trailer, rushed down a ramp and spilled into a field of knee-high grass covered by rows of solar ...

Xcel Energy is managing vegetation at its Sherco Solar project by using sheep to graze beneath the solar panels. It’s an ...

The sheep, provided by Minnesota Native Landscapes, will be used as an energy-sustainable, cost-effective alternative to ...

Minnesota Natural Landscapes Grazing Program Coordinator Jodee Nohner believes the flock is at home on a solar farm. “These ...

Xcel Energy says it expects to meet Minnesota’s carbon-free law five years before the 2040 deadline by shutting down its coal plants, extending the life of two nuclear plants, and building vast ...