Installing Solar Panels On Land

In addition solar can provide several benefits to agricultural land managers that may offset capital costs of installing solar.

Installing solar panels on land.

For example for a 1 mw solar power plant installation the solar farm land requirements would be around 4 acres when using a crystalline technology. Solar can be installed on marginal agriculture lands and provide a different source of revenue for the farm. Ground mount solar arrays are typically installed in mostly flat open fields especially on utility scale projects. They don t require drilling into your roof and the bracings used in standard ground mount systems are lightweight and easy to remove.

Installing solar panels on agricultural lands maximizes their efficiency. Certain solar markets like florida have naturally level land which makes installs simpler but flat terrain isn t always an option. First ground mounted solar panel systems are very easy to place because they can be located on open land. In other terms we can say that for each 1 kw of solar panels you need 100 sqft of an area on average.

If you opt for a pole mount they will usually be installed more securely. When we use thin film technology a 1mw plant will require an average of 4 5 to 5 acres of land. Solar sites in the northeast mountain states or hilly regions can undergo civil engineering to make level ground for mounting. This process involves getting your soil surveyed to make sure it can hold the system firmly in place digging large holes and paying extra for parts to build a suitable foundation for the panels.

But when you place a solar array on the ground you have to build a sturdy roof like structure to hold the panels in place. Solar can be installed with zero upfront capital cost through leasing. If a property is suitable for ranching or farming the property owner can probably earn more money renting the land out for these uses.