No Solar Panels on Fertile Farmland Act of 2025

This bill would end federal clean‑energy tax credits for equipment and facilities built on “prime farmland,” which is land the USDA rates as having the best soil and conditions for growing food. It blocks credits for both homeowners and energy developers if the project is on this type of land, and it uses the USDA’s existing prime farmland definition to decide what land is covered.

The credits affected include the 30% residential clean energy credit (for things like rooftop solar, small wind, geothermal, and home batteries), the renewable electricity production credit, the energy investment tax credit, and the newer clean electricity production and investment credits. The bill adds “no projects on prime farmland” rules into each of these credit programs and sets start dates for when the changes would kick in .

Key points

• Who is affected: Homeowners and businesses on land labeled “prime farmland” by USDA; utility‑scale renewables built on that land .
• What changes: These projects would no longer qualify for the listed federal clean‑energy tax credits if they are located on prime farmland .
• When: For most credits, the change applies to property or facilities placed in service after the bill becomes law; for the clean electricity investment credit, it applies to projects that begin construction after enactment.