The Utility Company Uses Sheep to "Mow" The Grass

United States
April 22, 2026 7:07am CST
Kentucky has a large solar farm owned by the utility company but instead of using lawn mower there to cut the grass, they use sheep borrowed from a nearby farm. Apparently mowing grass under and around solar panels is difficult to do with traditional lawn mowers. Plus using the sheep to "mow" the grass is cheaper than hiring people to do it and it keeps down the costs of electricity to the customers. And it's more environmentally friendly. Let's see if I can share a link to the "ewe cam" of the sheep lawn mowers.
https://lge-ku.com/sheep?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eps_apr_26#c-overlay
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7 responses
@MarieCoyle (57411)
10h
We have at least two solar sites not far from here that use a ''sheep mowing service'' to mow around the solar panels. I agree, very environmentally friendly. And a great idea.
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@rakski (152269)
• Philippines
10h
that is awesome!
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@AmbiePam (118020)
• United States
1h
That’s so cute! My friend originally got two goats to lessen the amount of grass on her land. She has since rescued ten more, and it really cuts down on how much she has to mow.
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@snowy22315 (206369)
• United States
8h
That should be done alot of places to cut down on fuel being emitted into the atmosphere, Course unless they live there, the sheep have to be transported.
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@toniganzon (76593)
• Philippines
10h
That's a wise thing to do. They can either use goats or cows.
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2h
That's a really good idea I wish solar farms here did that. They use mowers powered by fossil fuel which is exactly what solar power is supposed to make us cut our usage of It's almost ironic
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@JudyEv (378253)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
This is a great idea. I know sometimes they use goats for similar purposes.
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