Community solar projects can be developed on a wide range of sites, including municipal or private property. Along with agreements on the sale, transmission and purchase of electricity from the solar panels, developing community solar projects requires agreements on use of land or other property for power generation. This section provides guidance on issues and model agreements for site leases, easements and licenses.
On December 10, 2018, Urbana's City Council voted in favor of "A Resolution Approving an Option to Lease and a Ground Lease of Urbana Landfill Complex". Attached to the Resolution are an Option to Lease Agreement covering 41 acres in a closed landfill, a Form of Solar Facility Ground Lease, and a Form of Memorandum of Option to Lease.
University of Minnesota Law School Environmental Law Clinic, "A Guide to Sample Community Solar Garden Leases"