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Hundreds of sheep helping keep prairie plants in check at Xcel’s Sherco solar project

Sheep and lamb under solar panels-3
These sheep, seen in Clear Lake, Minn., on May 29, are being used as an environmentally friendly option that can remove invasive species and reduce the need for herbicides at Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar 1 site.
Paul Middlestaedt for MPR News