I have someone trying to pitch me on Solar Farms...

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I've got some "dude" from Shreveport wanting to pitch me on solar farms, says it's more lucrative than timber or what ever else we could do with the land.

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It's a growing trend for vacant/fallow land. West Baton Rouge is starting to receive complaints from locals regarding the unsightly appearance but it seems like a good business venture for dormant land

Shop around. Form an LLC that will lease the land WITHOUT liability to the solar contractor

Passive income is the way to go for inherited land IMO

I see them popping up all over my area. They cannot make as much energy as they cost, but the government subsidizes so it may be lucrative for you.

You need to watch what your pitchboy has to gain from it.

Total destruction of wildlife habitat in the name of saving the planet.

You will probably get more $ but the land will be ruined forever. Make sure your contract has them bond the cleanup and remediation cost. That will probably kill the deal though because of the heavy metal leaching. Also put in additional cost for PM these activities as the company will probably be gone by the times this has to be done.


frick all Solar panel scammers.

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I've got some "dude" from Shreveport wanting to pitch me on solar farms

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A lot of these "dudes" aren't trying to build solar farms right away, but instead are trying to get an option to put a solar farm on your land sometime between now and forever. For a very small initial option fee paid to the landowner, the landowner's land is tied up forever. The "dude" then tries to sell a bundle of these farms that he has options on to a bigger investor down the road who may be the one who ultimately puts in a solar farm. The landowner doesn't get real money until a solar farm is built.

Is the land anywhere near a high transmission electric line? If not, there is no way that they won't build a solar farm there for a long time because they have no way to transmit the electricity generated without building high transmission lines (and the associated costs of building and getting right-of-ways).

Hey Bro... I've been digging into the industry for the past 3 months from a "salesman/installer" point of view... Do your research, and A LOT of it before you sign anything.. at this point in my research, I'd tell the dude to frick off.

Look into Louisiana Net Metering. It varies by state. I didn't read all the replies, so if needed, I'll come back and edit to add, etc.

Edit 1: I will add this... for residential.. salesmen get up to $20k commission on a closed moderate sized deal. They will lie their asses off to get you to sign, and I'd venture to guess his commission on a farm would be well over 100k. Keep that in mind. The industry is unregulated & full of lying scumbags.

I manage land in TX and LA with a few thousand acres that we leased for solar development. I engage counsel with significant solar leasing experience to review and revise the agreements prior to entering an easement and lease agreement. $ has been very beneficial to my clients and future removal and remediation language is a must in these agreements. I’m not a fan or solar/wind but depending on location and use this is a much better return for my clients. I hate that this is all subsidized by taxpayers. Let it stand on its own and see if it fails (it would fail).

Don’t know if true but I’ve heard chemicals leech out Into the ground below and damage the soil, and they can be harmful to birds. I would explore other options like leasing for grazing/hay. They are everywhere here, I think they’re hideous.

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