A Developer Wants Your Land for Energy.
Know What You’re Signing Before You Sign It.
Independent solar and wind lease and easement negotiation for landowners — we protect your rights and maximize your compensation.
// SOLAR & WIND EASEMENTS
Energy developers move fast and make complex offers. We make sure you understand what you’re agreeing to.
Solar and wind project developers approach landowners with lease and easement agreements that can span 30–50 years and contain dozens of provisions affecting how you can use the rest of your land. The annual payment per acre is only one part of what you’re agreeing to — surface use rights, access roads, setback requirements, and decommissioning obligations are equally important.
Unlike highway or pipeline takings where the agency can compel acquisition, solar and wind agreements are negotiated — which means you have more leverage than you may realize. The developer needs your land, and the terms are not fixed.
Before you sign any solar or wind lease, have it independently reviewed. National ROW evaluates the payment rate, escalators, surface use restrictions, and all terms that affect your land’s long-term value.
// WHAT WE REVIEW
Solar and wind lease terms that matter.
Payment Rate & Escalators
The per-acre annual rate and how it increases over 30–50 years. Many initial offers are below market for the area and project type.
Surface Use Rights
What portions of your land remain available for grazing, farming, hunting, or other uses during the lease term.
Access Roads & Infrastructure
Who builds, maintains, and removes access roads, transmission tie-ins, and other infrastructure on your property.
Decommissioning Obligations
Who is responsible for removing panels, turbines, foundations, and cabling at end of project life — and what bonding protects you.
Setbacks & Restrictions
Exclusion zones around project infrastructure that limit what you can do with adjacent land you retain.
Option Period Terms
Developer option agreements that tie up your land during project development — these should be compensated and clearly bounded.
An energy lease is a 30-year decision. Make it the right one.
National ROW reviews solar and wind lease and easement agreements for landowners nationwide. We evaluate the full offer — payment, terms, restrictions, and long-term impact — and negotiate on your behalf. Your land, your terms.
Get a free lease reviewSolar & Wind Energy Easement — Frequently Asked Questions
No. Unlike a highway or pipeline taking, solar and wind agreements are negotiated rather than compelled, which means you generally have more leverage than you may realize before signing.
The payment rate and how it escalates over a 30-50 year term is only one part of the agreement. Surface use rights, access road terms, setback restrictions, and decommissioning obligations affect your land's long-term value just as much.
That should be spelled out in the decommissioning terms, including who removes the panels, turbines, foundations, and cabling, and what bonding protects you if the developer doesn't follow through.
A developer option agreement ties up your land during project development before construction begins, and that option period should be compensated and clearly bounded in the agreement.
The review is free, with no obligation, so you can understand the full offer — payment, terms, and restrictions — before you commit to anything.
Defend your right to fair value. Talk to National ROW.
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Know your rights. Find out what your property is really worth.
What they offered and what it’s worth are rarely the same number.
You don't have to accept their first offer. Tell us about the taking and what you've received. We'll review it and call you back with straight answers — usually the same day. The review is free, and there's no obligation.
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Your case is in review. One of our consultants will look at everything you shared and reach out — usually the same day, often within the hour during business hours.
In the meantime, don’t sign anything, don’t return calls from their ROW agent, and don’t feel pressured by any deadlines they’ve mentioned. Those are exactly the kinds of things we’ll walk you through together.
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