And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at "democracy."

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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Thanks for posting about your experience with the leases, I had not considered the implication of the land use for solar on the landowner. I assumed you could still do whatever you wanted (within reason) under the panels with the understanding that anything in the way when it came time to service them would be moved or destroyed. Preventing grazing or planting would be a problem. I assume that is not necessarily how every lease is setup but its good info.

Having been to a couple of drill/frac sites on ag land, I'd say y'all made the right call by saying no to that.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    I've also heard anecdotes about companies leasing land for energy production. Windmills have similar restrictions on the landowner. Like no permanent structures within 100m. So, no barns, stables, corrals, etc. can be built for the 100 year term.

    I don't have an issue with green energy, but those agreements are not nearly fair enough to the landowners.

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