Common questions from landowners.
Straightforward answers about leasing your land for solar and battery storage projects.
Lease payments vary based on acreage, location, proximity to transmission infrastructure, and project type (battery storage vs. solar). Our lease terms fall within market rates and are clearly defined during negotiations.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) store electricity and release it to the grid when demand is high. Both require dedicated land near transmission infrastructure while utility-scale solar farms use panels to generate electricity from sunlight. Solar projects need larger acreage for panel arrays; battery storage has a smaller footprint but specific grid requirements. Both are low-impact and increasingly essential to the power grid.
Yes. In a lease arrangement, you retain full ownership of your land. Avrion secures a long-term lease, and you receive payments throughout the term agreement.
We look for land that is near existing electrical transmission infrastructure: substations, switchyards, or high-voltage lines. We require a minimum of 10 acres, and larger properties give us more flexibility to evaluate different project types. Relatively flat terrain, location outside floodplains, and road access are also important. Agricultural and rural ranch land often works well. If you're unsure, submit your property and we'll evaluate it at no cost.
After you contact us, an initial property evaluation takes a few weeks. If your site is a good fit, we start with a 90-day exclusive evaluation period. From there, we move into the development phase, which can take a number of years, but lease payments begin early and ramp up as the project advances through key milestones.
During the early development phase, your land use is generally not affected. Once construction begins, the project footprint area will be dedicated to the energy installation. Depending on the layout, portions of the property outside the project area may still be usable. This is all defined in the lease agreement upfront.
At lease expiration, the equipment is decommissioned and removed, and the land is restored to its prior condition. Decommissioning obligations and financial assurances are addressed in the lease agreement so there are no surprises.
