Lightstar Renewables, LLC, a Boston-based community solar developer specializing in agrivoltaics systems, has warned agricultural landowners that recent federal legislation has altered renewable incentive structures. The 30% investment tax credit for agricultural solar projects is now tied to a March 31, 2026 Safe Harbor deadline under the new policy framework. Landowners must meet start of construction tests before that date to retain eligibility for the credit. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and directives from the United States Department of Agriculture have removed key business and industry loan guarantees for renewable projects on prime farmland. Lightstar referenced its Plains Road agrivoltaics installation in Montgomery, New York, launched on September 16, 2025, as an example of dual-use solar development operating within existing federal policy conditions.