Solar, wind, and battery storage
Energy leases run for decades. We acquire the income they produce.
The transaction
Here is what changes, and what does not.
- What you sell
- You sell the lease or easement beneath the solar array, wind turbine, or battery storage facility, together with the rent or royalty the operator pays. Land outside the project footprint is outside the transaction.
- What you keep
- In most transactions you continue to own the land, and nothing changes at the project. The equipment stays where it is, and the operator keeps running it under the same agreement it has today.
- How you are paid
- You are paid in immediately available funds at closing. Where it suits your estate or tax planning, the proceeds can instead be structured as a series of payments.
Points that matter
Energy leases have a shape of their own. The offer follows it.
Long terms, in stages
Energy leases often run for thirty years or more, moving through development, construction, and operating stages with different rent at each one. The offer depends on where the project is in that life.
Options and renewals
Many of these leases began as options and carry renewal rights, so we read the whole document rather than the current rent alone.
The rest of the farm
If you farm or graze around the project, or expect to sell the land, tell us early so the interest we acquire is drawn around the footprint and nothing more.
The project is not built yet. Can you make an offer on an option or a development-stage lease?
Tell us where the project stands and share the lease. We will tell you whether it is something we would acquire at this stage.
Our payments are tied to the project’s output. Does that change the offer?
It changes how we read the lease. We base the offer on what the lease has produced, what it provides for, and how much term remains.
Does the operator have to agree?
Many leases allow the landowner to assign the interest with notice, and some require consent. We will read yours to find out which applies and handle the notice if one is needed.
What about decommissioning at the end of the lease?
Decommissioning obligations are usually the operator’s and are set out in the lease. The purchase is a sale rather than a loan, so we have no claim against you if the rent later falls or the tenant leaves. If the project were ever removed, you would keep the full purchase price and would owe us nothing.