Developers
We Source Land for Solar Developers
Community Solar Authority sources qualified landowners across the United States who are interested in leasing their land to renewable energy developers for utility-scale solar, ground-mount distributed generation solar, community solar, and battery storage projects.
Landowners find our website through organic searches or as a result of targeted marketing campaigns.
Once on our site, landowners provide their contact information, the property location, acreage available, and additional information.
We qualify landowner submissions for proximity to interconnection infrastructure, topography, and other factors, and then make these leads available to suitable developers.
To learn more about how we can help you source more landowners in your target regions, please complete the contact form. Also see our FAQs below.
How are landowner leads priced?
For utility-scale projects, leads are priced on a per-acre basis. Smaller projects (typically 10 MW or less) have a fixed lead price per project. The price varies based on state and/or ISO/RTO. Payments are broken into two or more milestones, aligned with the level of developer value and risk at different points in the development process.
Are the same leads offered to multiple developers?
No. Our contracts with developers are exclusive per a designated region (states and/or ISO/RTOs) and targeted project capacity (e.g., 5MWac). This gives developers a right of first refusal on any leads supplied within that region and capacity range. Leads rejected due to fatal flaws are removed from our database. Only leads that are rejected for non-flaw reasons are then made available to other developers.
How does Community Solar Authority qualify leads?
The leads we offer developers meet a baseline set of qualification criteria. For example, the properties will be relatively flat, clear of tall trees, near transmission/distribution lines or a substation, and not in a floodplain. Developers may specify additional qualification criteria that can be assessed through custom online form fields or through follow-up calls with landowners.
Can Community Solar Authority help me find landowners in specific regions?
Absolutely. In addition to leads that we source organically through our website, Community Solar Authority can run targeted online and offline marketing campaigns to source landowners in regions of interest.
