According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, former President Jimmy Carter is doing a new kind of farming these days.  He has recently leased a field used in the past to grow soybeans as a solar power facility.  The field of solar collectors, which turn to track the sun, will be able to power approximately 215 homes.  The Southeast is one of the best areas in the country for solar power due to our low latitude and abundant sunshine, although humidity and cloud cover does tend to reduce its effectiveness.  You can read the article here.

From peanut farmer to solar farmer . . . A view of the new solar “farm” on land owned by former President Jimmy Carter, with the city of Plains seen in the background. Nearly four decades after he turned heads by installing solar panels on the White House roof as part of his push to increase “clean” energy use in America, Carter has leased part of his property to SolAmerica. The Atlanta based company says more than 50 percent of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s hometown will be solar-powered as a result.