Year 1 Lease Income
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Lifetime Lease Value
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Effective $/Acre/Month
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Estimated Capacity
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Lease Income Over Time
Annual payments with escalator applied year-over-year
Cumulative Lease Revenue
Running total of all lease payments received
Development Timeline
Typical phases from initial agreement to lease payments
Site Suitability Assessment
How your land characteristics compare to developer preferences
End-of-Lease Options
What happens when the lease term expires
Lease Extension
Renew for an additional 10–20 years at renegotiated rates. Developers often prefer extending existing sites over developing new ones.
Decommissioning
Developer removes all equipment and restores land to original condition. Decommissioning bonds or escrow accounts should be required in your lease.
Landowner Takeover
Some leases allow the landowner to acquire the system at fair market value and continue generating/selling power independently.
Battery Storage Impact
How co-located battery storage enhances your lease value
Lifetime Battery Uplift
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Effective Rate w/ Battery
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Demand Charge Reduction
Batteries discharge during peak demand events, lowering your load profile and directly reducing the charges utilities assess based on peak consumption.
Time-of-Use Arbitrage
Excess solar charges batteries during low-cost midday hours, then discharges during expensive evening peaks — turning low-value exports into high-value savings.
Resilience & Backup
Properly designed battery systems keep critical loads powered for several hours during grid interruptions, protecting crops, livestock, and stored products.
30% Investment Tax Credit
Commercial solar+storage projects may qualify for a 30% ITC on project costs when prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements are met.
Cost Decline: 90% Since 2010
Battery storage costs have fallen approximately 90% over the past 15 years, making co-located systems economically viable for projects that would have been impractical previously.
Enables Larger Solar Capacity
Pairing solar with storage helps keep exports within allowable thresholds, often enabling larger system designs that increase the developer's willingness to pay higher lease rates.
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