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. Here are some must-haves if you want to put solar panels on your land, as well as factors that make the land more attractive to energy investors.

Your property is important to you and a renewable energy lease is a great way to make extra income off of your prized land. But before you sign an agreement to lease land for a solar farm, make sure you address any future concerns that may crop up with respect to your property.

Many landowners are interested in earning extra income off their land with a solar lease or wind lease. Like many, you want a better understanding of what life on your property will look like during the energy lease period. Will you be able to use your land?

For most people, it’s no surprise that Texas leads the nation in oil and gas production. According to LandGate’s data, Texas produced 1.8 million barrels of oil in 2022, where the second state, North Dakota, produced a quarter of that. All of the other states combined have less oil and gas production than Texas alone.

The United States’ drive to transition its economy to run on 100-percent renewable energy has made impressive strides. Since 2010, the share of U.S. power that is generated from renewable sources has more than doubled to 18 percent of all electricity consumption.

“Carbon neutral” and “net zero goals” are often thrown around in conversations about energy, but what does it actually mean for the lands of America? How many acres will be required for  each state to achieve zero-carbon emission?

A largely untapped market of leasing land is for renewable energy development. This market alone is valued at 910B in 2021.

When it comes to solar farmland requirements, location is more important than the amount of land you have. Even if you only have a few acres, you still have a chance to generate income by leasing your land for a solar farm.

The potential dividend for solar rights is derived using solar irradiance data, incidence angles, topography, distance to substations, electricity prices, government incentives, revenues, and cost of production in your area. To see your potential dividend, you can simply claim ownership of your property on our map.

There are quite a few ways to be paid when you lease out the solar rights on your land. Across the country, deal terms vary. Here's what's typical.