Solar Electricity Generation on Rural Lands

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Interest in developing and installing photovoltaic facilities for the generation of electricity for sale to the electric power grid across the United States has boomed in recent years. This Virtual Resource Room (VRR) is an attempt to provide resources to understand various aspects of this growth area that have legal components, such as distributed generation, the highly variable processes for gaining any state or local government approvals necessary and the long-term ground leasing process employed by some solar developers.

This is merely intended to be a compilation of information for use by the reader and is by no any means comprehensive as to any particular jurisdiction or legal issue/topic. 

This guide is intended to represent a collection of legal resources relating to solar electricity generation on rural lands. While the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law makes every effort to maintain and update the content furnished in this guide, no warranty or other guarantee is made regarding the timeliness or accuracy of any information provided.