You may be looking to make additional income from your land on a renewable energy lease, but how do you know if your parcel has met land requirements for a solar farm? Landowners often wonder if their land qualifies for solar leasing. We go over some must-haves if you want to put solar panels on …
It is commonplace these days to see solar panels painting the rural landscape by occupying farm and ranch land. Solar power generated by solar farms may have recently spiked in popularity, but solar farms have been around for a while. Can you guess just how long? If you guess the early 80’s, you’re spot on! …
Solar Lease Royalties, Solar Royalties, Solar Rents…the terms are one and the same: they mean you lease your land for commercial solar panels, also known as a solar farm, and you receive regular payments for the solar lease. The time to sell your solar rents is now. Landowners like you are making huge profits by …
LandGate is the leading marketplace for land resources including solar rights, wind rights, mineral rights, water rights, and mining rights. Landowners use our platform to understand the value of their property and to lease or sell their land resources for top dollar. Whether you are leasing surface rights, selling mineral rights, or selling solar royalties …
LandGate has just released its latest feature and tool, a Solar LandEstimate™ for all parcels in the US. You can now view your property’s solar worth for free. What is a LandEstimate™? A LandEstimate™ is LandGate’s version of Zillow’s Zestimate, except it’s more accurate. It is a valuation of your property’s worth in solar resources. …
It is important for landowners to be aware of the different types of solar lease payment structures that can be offered by energy companies seeking to develop solar resources owned by private property owners. Some solar deal structures are more valuable than others to landowners. This is important because these agreements can sometimes last decades, …
Learn about the very lucrative government incentives for solar rights and how to capture their value. Do you think the most valuable solar rights are in the sunniest places? This is a common misconception. In fact, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts have the most valuable solar rights. Why is that? To determine the true …
Property Owners can sign million-dollar deals marketing their solar resources. Landowners can now potentially earn millions of dollars from lease options, rental payments and cash bonuses paid by solar developers. In some examples, a property owner with 40-acres can generate a total of $1.2 million dollars over the life of a utility scale solar project, …
Your land holds value, which is probably why you own it. Let LandGate help you to understand the various ways you can make money on your land. You may have heard of mineral owners receiving large bonus checks for leasing their mineral rights, but not all land is prospective for oil and gas. At LandGate, …
FAQS ABOUT LEASING OR SELLING SOLAR RESOURCES Are you collecting as much money as you can for your property? Good chance you’re NOT. In this issue of the LandGate Blog, I want to answer some of the questions we get about solar farms, solar panels and how much you can make by leasing your property …