I. An agrivoltaic installation is an electricity production installation that uses solar energy and whose modules are located on an agricultural plot where they contribute sustainably to the establishment, maintenance, or development of agricultural production.
II. – An installation is considered agrivoltaic if it directly provides at least one of the following services to the agricultural plot, guaranteeing a significant agricultural production and a sustainable income to an active farmer or an educational farm managed by an institution covered by Title I of Book VIII of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code:
1 - Improvement of agronomic potential and impact;
2 - Adaptation to climate change;
3 - Protection against hazards;
4 - Improvement of animal welfare.
III. – An installation cannot be considered agrivoltaic if it substantially impairs one of the services mentioned in points 1 to 4 of II or only impairs two of these services.
IV. – An installation cannot be considered agrivoltaic if it exhibits at least one of the following characteristics:
1 - It does not allow agricultural production to be the main activity on the agricultural plot;
2 - It is not reversible.
[Code de l'énergie. Art. L314-36]