ROME, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Italy has formally backed a plan to allow farmers to sell renewable energy to European power grids, following talks on Tuesday between Italian Agricultural Minister Stefano Patuanelli and European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski.
The plan would give European farmers who install solar panels a new source of income. It would also help reduce demand for other types of energy, including natural gas, which has seen prices surge in the wake of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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