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I tried to sell this in Texas a decade or so ago and feedback from most tenants and commercial RE folks was they were concerned with lighting, visibility , safe
by conductr 4y ago
I tried to sell this in Texas a decade or so ago and feedback from most tenants and commercial RE folks was they were concerned with lighting, visibility , safety (as in, increase opportunities for theft/assault), liability, etc of having panels on their property. All I wanted was the use of their land and I was going to fund everything else. Likely would have pursued selling them low rate electricity. The market wasn’t ready for it at that time.
- jcampbell1 4y agoSo you were thinking about doing a million dollar solar install, but you couldn’t come up with $10k for land to do the install?
- imtringued 4y agoHe didn't say he wanted to do a "million dollar solar install" and he certainly didn't say he couldn't come up with "$10k for land".
- conductr 4y agoThis. I also only mentioned that part because “selling” was really “convincing” as I wasn’t asking for any money from them. Only a partnership. My early assumption was they’d be receptive to it because shade would be a big boost to comfort and I’d get free use of land though a mutually beneficial arrangement. This was a long time ago so I don’t actually even remember what my ultimate business strategy was, only that I talked to over 100 different companies/property owners and got overwhelming unreceptive feedback (that they didn’t care about shading their parking lots) so that was the extent of my interest in chasing the opportunity. I don’t think $10k would secure much land at all. Even back then, maybe 1 acre 200 miles away from a city. That wasn’t economically feasible back then. I think it’s only recently becoming so and some “solar farms” are popping up. I’ve moved on and don’t follow it much anymore.