# Event Details - **Event Name**: How Solar and Agriculture Can Coexist & Thrive - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: Our JeffCo Chapter welcomes CO Department of Agriculture Program Manager Sam Anderson for a Speaker Series event exploring agrivoltaics.About this EventAgrivoltaics – the practice of planting crops in the partial shade of raised racks of solar panels – is a heavily researched endeavor with broad applications. It is raising justified expectations among farmers to add a lucrative income stream producing clean power while simultaneously increasing yields for certain cash crops.Learn more about the potential for agrivoltaics in Colorado, nationally, and abroad. The event is in person at the Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden with livestream options available for remote viewing.About Our SpeakerSam AndersonSam Anderson, CEM, is the Energy Specialist and Program Manager for the ACRE3 energy grants program at the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Sam began working as an energy engineer in 1999, conducting extensive research and analysis and shaping policy on a wide array of renewable energy, biofuels, and energy efficiency technologies. He worked as a project engineer and consultant between 2004 and 2014, designing and installing numerous on-farm energy projects and developing energy efficiency incentive portfolios for major utilities. Sam started working in his current role at CDA in 2014, where he influences state energy policy and administers grants and technical assistance for on-farm energy projects across Colorado. Other project engineering experience includes energy-recovery hydropower, agrivoltaics, wind energy, solar thermal, energy storage, and various bio-energy technologies, including the cultivation and processing of various oilseed crops and the design, construction, and operation of biodiesel production facilities. Sam has also influenced changes in energy policy in the USDA and some of his work has been featured in numerous publications.Sam obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1998. He has been registered as a Certified Energy Manager® (CEM #22458) since 2014. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/golden/how-solar-and-agriculture-can-coexist-and-thrive/100001903477224619 - **Event Categories**: virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fhow-solar-and-agriculture-can-coexist-thrive-tickets-1903477224619 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Golden - **state**: CO - **country**: United States - **location**: Jefferson Unitarian Church - **lat**: 39.760999 - **long**: -105.1602477 - **full address**: Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 West 32nd Avenue, Golden, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Colorado Renewable Energy Society (https://allevents.in/org/colorado-renewable-energy-society/26741495) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/0390c459eeffc88912c6d428609cf680c3d3937042a38b0f6c9fbdc760516cb4-rimg-w1200-h675-dc1c312d-gmir.jpg?v=1762091121 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f8feb45df1bc75d495c860f97dc890c0533b4eb4fd57bceb60d4aa84bf35beb6-rimg-w400-h400-dc1c312c-gmir.jpg?v=1762091120 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 West 32nd Avenue, Golden, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Colorado Renewable Energy Society - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** virtual - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about How Solar and Agriculture Can Coexist & Thrive ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "How Solar and Agriculture Can Coexist & Thrive", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/0390c459eeffc88912c6d428609cf680c3d3937042a38b0f6c9fbdc760516cb4-rimg-w1200-h675-dc1c312d-gmir.jpg?v=1762091121", "startDate": "2025-12-02", "endDate": "2025-12-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/golden/how-solar-and-agriculture-can-coexist-and-thrive/100001903477224619", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Jefferson Unitarian Church", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "14350 West 32nd Avenue", "postalCode": "80401", "addressLocality": "Golden", "addressRegion": "CO", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.760999", "longitude": "-105.1602477" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Our JeffCo Chapter welcomes CO Department of Agriculture Program Manager Sam Anderson for a Speaker Series event exploring agrivoltaics.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-12-02", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/golden/how-solar-and-agriculture-can-coexist-and-thrive/100001903477224619" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/golden/how-solar-and-agriculture-can-coexist-and-thrive/100001903477224619", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/golden/how-solar-and-agriculture-can-coexist-and-thrive/100001903477224619", "price": 0, "name": "Donation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Colorado Renewable Energy Society", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/colorado-renewable-energy-society/26741495", "description": "The Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) is dedicated to the advancement of all forms of renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE), and their synergy with sustainability and economic development. 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