Management of solar power delivered to land shared by solar trackers and agriculture

A method of operating a solar plant including a plurality of solar trackers comprising:

• receiving, at a user interface, an input for a first amount of insolation during a first specified timeframe, the first amount of light corresponding to a portion of total insolation to be received by the plurality of solar trackers during the first specified timeframe, the input corresponding to a change in operation of the plurality of solar trackers during the first specified timeframe;
• determining a predicted change in total insolation received by the plurality of solar trackers based on the input for the first amount of light during the first specified timeframe;
• determining a predicted change in total insolation received at the ground below the plurality of solar trackers based on the input for the first amount of light during the first specified timeframe;
• displaying the change in the total insolation received by the plurality of solar trackers via the user interface;
• displaying the change in the total insolation received at the ground below the plurality of solar trackers via the user interface;
• and
• outputting a control signal, the control signal configured to adjust one or more orientations of the plurality of solar trackers to change the total insolation received by the plurality of solar trackers based on the input for the first amount of light during the first specified timeframe.

A solar plant system comprising:

• a first row of solar trackers configured to rotate about a first axis;
• a second row of solar trackers configured to rotate about a second axis, the second axis being substantially parallel to the first axis, the second row of solar trackers being spaced apart from the first row of solar trackers by a first distance;
• one or more crops planted between the first row of solar trackers and the second row of solar trackers;
• and
• a controller in communication with the first row of solar trackers and the second row of solar trackers, the controller configured to:
• determine a predicted maximum amount of insolation received by one or more of the first row of solar trackers, the second row of solar trackers, or at the one or more crops during one or more timeframes;
• receive an input for a first specified amount of light during a first specified timeframe, the first specified amount of light being a portion of the maximum amount of insolation received at the first row of solar trackers and/or the second row of solar trackers during the first specified timeframe;
• control the first row of solar trackers and/or the second row of solar trackers to rotate during the first specified timeframe to increase an amount of insolation on the one or more crops by at least the first specified amount of light;
• and
• control the first row of solar trackers and/or the second row of solar trackers to rotate to maximize total energy production of one or both of the first row of solar trackers and the second row of solar trackers outside of the first specified timeframe.