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Solar Leases--what you need to know

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Solar Leases--What you need to know

  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Navigating Solar Lease Agreements and the Solar Development Process:

A Program for NY Farmers and Rural Landowners

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Time: 9:30am to 1:30 pm

Location: Zoom on line

Registration: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/5616318216257/WN_QhSZtdqZTHmq_r70txJ-rw

Fee: no charge

You have the opportunity to lease your farmland to a solar energy company! It sounds like a sweet deal,and you are interested, but you are not sure just how it works...

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension at an online meeting for farmers and rural landowners to get answers to your solar leasing questions. This program will feature several live webinars presented by industry expertstohelpyou navigate the solar development process, make informed decisions, and negotiate solar lease agreements. If you would like to attend the meeting, but are unable to join via Zoom, please contact the CCE Tioga ag educator, Barb Neal, at 607-793-6414 and we will set up a way for you to view the presentations.

Meeting Agenda

9:30-10:15am: Understanding the Solar Development Process and What Solar Companies are Looking For - with Loren Pruskowski, farmer and solar industry representative, Ecolegacy Values

10:15-11:00am:UnderstandingSolarLeaseAgreementsandTipsforNegotiatingaContract - with Scott Kurkoski, Attorney, Levene, Gouldin & Thompson, LLP

11:00-11:30am:Q&AwithMorningPresenters

11:30am-12:30pm:Break.

12:30-1:30pm:HowMunicipalRegulationsAffectSolarDevelopmentOpportunitiesattheLocalLevel- with Jeffrey Kehoe, NYS Department of Ag and Markets

Fee

no charge

Register

https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/5616318216257/WN_QhSZtdqZTHmq_r70txJ-rw

Location

This event is online

Last updated October 11, 2021