October 25, 2020
This is information that anyone considering leasing land to a solar developer needs to read. The attached link, and another link referenced at the end of the article, are both VERY informative.
Read the second article in the series: https://www.mette.com/2020/01/14/update ... derations/
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David Herman shared a post to the group: Stop Solar Farms
October 25, 2020
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Jennifer Knebel shared a post to the group: Pulaski County Against Solar Project
October 24, 2020
Too much to research/consider/process in the short period of time these solar companies give landowners before signing up. All part of their master plan. Dangle big money, . . . High pressure sales, . . . (All your neighbors have signed up, surely you wouldn't want to be the ONLY one left out of such an AWESOME deal.)
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Original Post Made By: Facebook User Zonda Weatherford Stead in the Facebook Group:
Citizens Against Industrialized Solar Plants in Southwestern Shelby County
October 22, 2020
Landowners *****Warning, be cautious what you are signing - you could be at serious financial risk*****
Quoted from this link:
For instance, when a solar company approaches a landowner seeking to lease his 150 acre farm, there is a high likelihood that the company does not intend to utilize the entire 150 acres for its solar facilities. Instead, the company may propose to use only 50 acres while reserving easements over the rest of the acreage. These easements are not “paid” for and restrict the landowner’s use of his undeveloped and underutilized land.
In this case, the landowner who thought he would receive $150,000.00 per year ($1,000.00 per acre based on 150 acres), will end up only receiving $50,000.00 per year. Negotiating a minimum acreage requirement can solve this problem. If the solar company fails to utilize the minimum requirement, payments will not be calculated on an acreage lower than the set amount.
Click the following link to read the entire article: https://www.mette.com/2019/07/10/solar- ... 5q_ZrnaES4