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They are asking to lease 10 acres and use it all for solar field development. I'm not sure what portion of that, if any, would be used for access roads etc. Ap
by giltleaf 11y ago
They are asking to lease 10 acres and use it all for solar field development. I'm not sure what portion of that, if any, would be used for access roads etc.
Apologies if that was unclear.
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The line in their proposal that's concerning is "Exclusive right to property to construct and operate the solar farm"
I don't know if that extends beyond the 10 acres they want to lease or not.
- hanniabu 11y agoI would ask them for clarification in writing on that. They might just mean exclusive as in you can't lease land to another dollar farm that could compete with them. Or they may be giving you a blanket statement so they can stop you if anything is planned that will affect their business such as 15 years from now somebody offers to lease your extra land to put up building which would in turn cast shadows in their panels.
- kspaans 11y agoThe building is a good point. I remember when living at a student housing co-op we were planning (or had already signed a contract, I forget) to put solar panels on the roof. A developer wanted to put in a bunch of 25-story buildings in the lot next to us, which would have cast a shadow on our panels. We brought it up when the planning was discussed at the town council. I'm not sure what happened as I moved away shortly after that.
- giltleaf 11y agoThat's a good point. It's a lot of land that probably won't be developed, but we've been exploring other projects like agroforestry etc that might cast shadows. Will definitely ask for clarification. Thanks!