In this policy recommendation, Sarah Mills, director of the Center for Empowering Communities, highlights the opportunities for collaboration between USDA and DOE to address the effects of large-scale renewable energy projects on rural communities. She outlines three key challenges: the burdens placed on rural areas, the concentrated impacts on host communities, and the unrealistic expectations surrounding agrivoltaics. Mills calls for expanded research into community impacts, enhanced community engagement, and policy solutions that balance state and local land use priorities while providing funding for community-driven planning processes.