{"id":266324,"date":"2023-04-12T09:17:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/?p=266324"},"modified":"2024-08-19T09:51:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T09:51:49","slug":"becoming-a-solar-landowner-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/becoming-a-solar-landowner-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a solar landowner &#8211; how does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><section class=\"block-page-title bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">Becoming a solar landowner &#8211; how does it work?<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"banner-single position-relative\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 px-0\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative w-100 h-100 aspect-ratio-banner object-fit-cover\">\n          <picture>\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-scaled-aspect-ratio-417-234-450x253.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-scaled-aspect-ratio-417-234-1000x561.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-1000x273.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-1920x523.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 991px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-scaled.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-scaled.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"sheep grazing between solar panels\"\n                       srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aerial_Elm_Branch_0034_Banner-scaled.jpg 2x\"\n                       sizes=\"auto, 100vw\"\n                       class=\"position-absolute w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 object-fit-cover\"\n                       width=\"2560\"\n                       height=\"698\">\n                <\/picture>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_acf-block-66c315b3208b5 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Solar is becoming an increasingly popular option for <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/partner-with-us\/landowners\/\">farmers and landowners<\/a> across the UK \u2013 it&#8217;s weather-proof, comes with decades of guaranteed income and has the added benefit of having significant positive impacts for the land, the local community and the environment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lightsource bp is leader in UK solar &#8211; we\u2019ve been active in the country since 2010 and to date have developed around 20% of the operational large-scale solar in the UK. We\u2019ve got a superb local track record of building relationships that strengthen the rural economy, making us the ideal partner for any landowner looking to make the most of their land, secure long-term income and contribute to the fight against climate change.\u00a0And leasing your land for solar doesn\u2019t mean giving up its agricultural usage, either! Our projects are designed to be compatible with grazing, so you can continue to farm the land under and around the panels. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Want to find out more about how a landowner partnership with Lightsource bp would work? Take a look at our new explainer video.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leasing your land for solar, explained\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F87lHXUAU_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"call-to-action align block_acf-block-66c315b32092f block call-to-action\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container z-2\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pl-0 pr-0\">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sheep-and-solar-panels-could-co-habit-at-farmland-diversification-project-news.jpg 604w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sheep-and-solar-panels-could-co-habit-at-farmland-diversification-project-news-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sheep-and-solar-panels-could-co-habit-at-farmland-diversification-project-news-80x40.jpg 80w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sheep-and-solar-panels-could-co-habit-at-farmland-diversification-project-news-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sheep-and-solar-panels-could-co-habit-at-farmland-diversification-project-news-450x225.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sheep-and-solar-panels-could-co-habit-at-farmland-diversification-project-news.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"302\" class=\"w-100 w-lg-101 h-100 object-fit-cover ml--15px\"><\/picture>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"d-flex flex-column flex-center h-100 px-15 px-md-50 py-60 py-lg-30 py-xxl-0\">\n                                <h2 class=\"mb-20 \">What could a solar lease do for your business?<\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"flex flex-column w-100 rich-text \">\n              <p>With thousands of acres under management, Lightsource bp is increasingly the UK\u2019s trusted partner for people looking to rent land to solar companies that deliver secure, long-term income to landowners. We sit down with you to understand your goals and requirements for your land and to explore whether \u2018solar as a crop\u2019 is right for you.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"d-inline-flex w-100 button-container mb-15\">\n              <a class=\"button button--gradient my-0 mr-auto\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/partner-with-us\/landowners\/\" target=\"\"><span>Contact us to lease your land for solar<\/span> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"m1 13 6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards align block_acf-block-66c315b320983 block bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h3 class=\"mb-35\">Read more news from Lightsource bp<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-and-meta-expand-partnership-with-new-power-purchase-agreement-for-mowata-solar-in-louisiana\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLB-Lightsourcebp-and-Meta-expand-partnership-Banner-1-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLB-Lightsourcebp-and-Meta-expand-partnership-Banner-1-aspect-ratio-315-195-300x186.jpeg 300w, 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https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLB-Lightsourcebp-and-Meta-expand-partnership-Banner-1-aspect-ratio-315-195.jpeg 1292w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLB-Lightsourcebp-and-Meta-expand-partnership-Banner-1-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n      <p class=\"mt-20 mb-10 font-size-paragraph-small\">23 Jul, 2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"text-decoration-none text-decoration-sm-underline-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-and-meta-expand-partnership-with-new-power-purchase-agreement-for-mowata-solar-in-louisiana\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">USA: Lightsource bp and Meta expand partnership with new power purchase agreement for\u00a0Mowata\u00a0Solar in Louisiana<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp and Meta have finalised a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to support \u200bMowata Solar, a 172MWdc (150MWac) solar project in development in Acadia Parish.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-and-meta-expand-partnership-with-new-power-purchase-agreement-for-mowata-solar-in-louisiana\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 13l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/15-years-of-solar-from-first-of-a-kind-to-critical-infrastructure\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source 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https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15-year-solar-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1.png 1292w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15-year-solar-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1-1200x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n      <p class=\"mt-20 mb-10 font-size-paragraph-small\">03 Jul, 2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"text-decoration-none text-decoration-sm-underline-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/15-years-of-solar-from-first-of-a-kind-to-critical-infrastructure\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">15 years of solar \u2013 from first-of-a kind to critical infrastructure<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Last week marked 15 years since the UK\u2019s first utility-scale solar farm began generating electricity.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/15-years-of-solar-from-first-of-a-kind-to-critical-infrastructure\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 13l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2025-sustainability-report\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Sustainability-report-2025-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Sustainability-report-2025-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-300x186.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Sustainability-report-2025-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n      <p class=\"mt-20 mb-10 font-size-paragraph-small\">26 Jun, 2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"text-decoration-none text-decoration-sm-underline-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2025-sustainability-report\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">Lightsource bp publishes\u00a02025\u00a0Sustainability Report\u00a0<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp&#039;s annual Sustainability Report outlines the work we do to support a future powered by renewable, affordable and reliable energy. <\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2025-sustainability-report\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg 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