Solar Land Development

Access to land is an early step in utility scale solar development.

Solar land development.

Solar energy development environmental considerations. Certain site characteristics are especially attractive for solar development including land that is cleared south facing has road access and is located near an electrical substation. It varies considerably by the developer the size of the project the state the land is in market competition in the area from other solar developers as well as companies interested in your land for other uses and several other factors. Farmers and landowners are being approached to lease land for solar development and these landowners are facing important long term decisions about the future of their land.

Talk to a solar developer about the siting of solar arrays on your property and be sure to ask questions. A solar developer will usually seek permission to visit and evaluate a property to determine its feasibility for a solar project. However there s a lot to take into consideration before entering into a solar lease with a developer and to help our readers better understand the nature of solar farm lease rates this article will discuss the importance of solar development in the u s how land for solar development is evaluated and how landmark dividend can help. We ve had developers come to us searching for acres of property that are ideal for solar land development but didn t know how to evaluate their options for the best investment.

Some of the evaluation may include consideration of the following items. Impacts to soil water and air resources. Solar development depends on enough quality acres see below to make it worthwhile. Each step includes various resources and tools to assist you in achieving the development of your solar project.

Most solar projects follow a common project development pathway from a project s conception to its completion. Cypress creek renewables is a national leader in local solar project development one of the secrets to our success is that we recognize the importance of the landowners with whom we negotiate our land lease agreements. Impacts to vegetation wildlife wildlife habitat and sensitive species. When considering a solar leasing contract many factors should be considered.

There are several key factors that play into whether a solar farm will be successful. This page details the major steps you will take along your pathway. Amount of land available. Solar developers pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars up to a few thousand dollars per acre leased.

4 questions to answer before investing in your next solar land development project. This is a guest column by my colleague john hay nebraska extension energy educator. Utility scale solar energy environmental considerations include land disturbance land use impacts. Visual cultural paleontological socioeconomic and environmental justice.