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Penn State Extension Solar Webinar Series
The Penn State Extension solar webinar series addresses various aspects of grid scale solar development, many of which featured Center Staff Attorney, Brook Duer, as a presenter or panelist.
Open Solar Q&A for Series Participants (recorded Aug. 23, 2022)
Agrivoltaics and Solar Utility Considerations (recorded Aug. 9, 2022)
Estate Planning with Solar Leases (recorded Jul. 26, 2022)
Leasing Your Land for Solar Energy Development (recorded Jul. 12, 2022)
Solar Leasing Questions, Answers, and Wrap Up (recorded Mar. 23, 2022)
Evaluating Key Contract Terms When Leasing Your Land for Solar Energy Development (recorded Mar. 16, 2022)
Utility-Scale and Community Solar in New York and Pennsylvania (recorded Feb. 2, 2022)
Navigating the Leasing Process of Utility Scale Solar in Pennsylvania: Negotiating the Terms of a Solar Lease (recorded Sep. 8, 2021)
Navigating the Leasing Process of Utility Scale Solar in Pennsylvania: Understanding Key Lease Terms (recorded Aug. 18, 2021)
Navigating the Leasing Process of Utility Scale Solar in Pennsylvania: Why Here, Why Now? (recorded Aug. 4, 2021)
Leasing for Solar Development (recorded May 19, 2021)
Utility Scale Solar and Siting Considerations: Stormwater, Vegetation, Fencing, and Ag Use (recorded Apr. 27, 2021)
Environmental Aspects of Solar Power (recorded Mar. 2, 2021)
Solar Leasing: Ten Things You Should Know Before Leasing Your Land for Solar Development (recorded Oct. 20, 2020)
Solar Energy and Agrivoltaics (recorded Oct. 6, 2020)
Utility Scale Solar: Land Use, Policy, and Emerging Ordinances – An Interactive Q&A (recorded Sep. 23, 2020)
Solar Leasing by Landowners for Utility Scale Projects in Pennsylvania (recorded Sep. 9, 2020)
Solar Energy and Land Use – Designing a Sustainable Outcome (recorded Aug. 12, 2020)
Solar Energy Development in Pennsylvania – What’s Currently Happening and What’s Expected (recorded Aug. 5, 2020)
Solar Development Trends in the Mid-Atlantic States – Factors Driving their Deployment (recorded Jul. 29, 2020)
Prices and Economics of Solar Leasing in Pennsylvania (recorded Jul. 23, 2020)
Solar Leasing FAQs: Site Questions (recorded Jul. 14, 2020)
Solar Leasing FAQs: Lease Documents, Taxes, and Mineral Rights (recorded Jul. 14, 2020)
Solar Leasing FAQs: Options, Bonds, Commissioning, Finding an Attorney, and Bankruptcy (recorded Jul. 14, 2020)
Large Scale Solar Development for Landowners (recorded Jul. 8, 2020)
Utility Scale Solar Development (recorded Jun. 17, 2020)
Energy Markets Domestically and Globally (recorded Apr. 16, 2020)
Publications
Dan Brockett and Edward JohnstonBaugh, Landowner Leasing for Utility Scale Solar Farms, Penn State Extension (Sep. 23, 2019)
2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show Symposium
Utility Scale Solar Leasing (YouTube video)
WeConservePA
Utility Scale Solar Development in Pennsylvania – The Implications on Conserved Land, Present and Future (YouTube video)
Maryland Risk Management Education Podcast
Leasing Farmland for Solar Development: A Conversation with Brook Duer (YouTube video)
Legislative Hearing Testimony
- Audio available here (1:07:00 through 1:24:00)
News Articles
The Basics of Grid-Scale Solar Leases, Legal Notes: Help from an Attorney can be Useful to Understand What You’re Signing, written by Staff Attorney Brook Duer (published on Feb. 12, 2021) on FarmProgress.com
