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Permalink Reply by OLDDOG2020 on August 7, 2021 at 10:46

They've contacted me a couple of times and the numbers they've thrown out so far are no where near what i make off of well pads and pipelines. I think the number is somewhere around 700$/acre per year.  I'll also add i don't think they know what they are doing because their area of interest (southern desoto ) floods from time to time.  

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 8, 2021 at 2:05

I suspect that the offer price may indeed be 65% of the "value" of your land per acre for whatever use it is currently put to but the offer is not based on current use.  It is based on the value of the land per acre to the solar investor.  Your land is not the "product".  The product will be the value of the electricity generated per acre by the plant.  Although we (GHS members) are here for the Shale or for Oil/Gas/Mineral information in general, our community is wide and diverse and has value beyond it's original purpose.  As with an O&G lease, the details of the property are critical to value.  My suggestion is to make a list of projects using the link I will post below and then, knowing the parishes where those projects are located, join the corresponding parish groups and post discussions there to see if any other GHS members have gotten offers.  I suspect that some have.  When you post in a sub-group, every member of that group gets a email notice that the group page has a new discussion.  Even a few responses may be helpful if you are interested in exploring a sale.  Good luck.

https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_f56004fe-de71-11eb-b161-...

https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/groups

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Permalink Reply by full name on August 8, 2021 at 3:34

Thanks Skip.  I have no plans to lease.  Like OLDDOG2020 between timber, hunting leases, carbon credits, well pads and pipeline, the "land" portion is doing fine and the mineral portion is only getting better.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 8, 2021 at 3:48

You're welcome.  Land for solar development is a subject that is generating increasing hits on my internet alerts.  Beyond the question of value for land owners, it appears to be a business opportunity for those in the "land" business.  Dealing with lease terms and negotiating with land owners transfers nicely from O&G  to solar.

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