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Utility interconnection queues have stretched into multi-year waits, and hyperscalers can no longer afford to wait in line. That timeline pressure is pushing data center operators to look past traditional grid connections and toward direct power partnerships instead. For energy developers, this shift is an opening, but only for those who know how to find it. Winning a behind-the-meter (BTM) deal isn't just about being available. It requires knowing which operators are facing

Local government opposition to renewable infrastructure has shifted from isolated zoning hearings to systematic, region-wide restrictions. Here is how four key markets illustrate where utility-scale solar is blocked, constrained, or facing rapid statutory shifts.

Farmland opposition to solar didn't emerge from nowhere, and it isn't purely local. A handful of forces have converged over the past few years to turn prime farmland into one of the highest-risk categories a developer can option.

For solar developers, investors, and lenders, knowing that a project will generate well and clear an economic screen is necessary but not sufficient. Before capital moves, someone has to see the full financial statement: what the project costs to build, what it earns and spends every year, how it is financed, and whether the cash it throws off actually covers its debt. That is what LandGate's Solar Pro Forma provides. Where an economic report distills a project into a single

For solar developers, investors, and asset managers, a project lives or dies at the intersection of three questions: can it connect to the grid, what will it earn where it settles, and how do those economics compare to real projects nearby. A strong resource and a clean parcel mean little if the interconnection triggers millions in network upgrades, if the project's pricing node sits well below the trading hub, or if comparable projects are signing offtake at prices this one

Proposed transmission lines are electric transmission projects that have been announced, planned, or are under development but have not yet been constructed or energized.

For solar developers, investors, and asset managers, confirming that a site has strong sun and clean, buildable land is only the starting point. The harder physical question is how the project will actually perform: exactly how much electricity it will generate, when that generation lands across the hours of a day and the seasons of a year, and how steadily that output will decline as the equipment ages. Those questions sit at the heart of LandGate's Solar 8760 & Long Term Ge

Acquisition of 150 million parcel-level land intelligence dataset strengthens Wood Mackenzie’s leading market position and will drive faster, higher-confidence capital allocation decisions for power, renewables, and data center developers. LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, 24 June 2026 – Wood Mackenzie, a global leader in data, analytics and insights for the energy and natural resources industry, today announced the acquisition of LandGate. The deal combines Wood Mackenzie’s power ma

For solar developers, investors, and asset managers, confirming that a site has strong irradiance and clean land characteristics is only the beginning. The harder question is whether the project will actually pencil out: what it costs to build, what it earns across decades of operation, and what all of that is worth in today’s dollars. That question sits at the heart of LandGate’s Solar Economic Report, which models the full economic profile of a solar asset or portfolio, fro

Energy developers and institutional investors rarely evaluate a single parcel in isolation. More often, the question is how a collection of parcels performs as a portfolio: which assets carry the most value, which are worth prioritizing for development, and which energy use cases are the best fit for each piece of land. LandGate's Asset Report data is built for exactly that kind of multi-parcel analysis, delivering parcel-by-parcel valuations across land, solar, wind, and car

When evaluating land for a utility-scale solar project, a battery storage facility, or a data center campus, the due diligence process can be slow, expensive, and fragmented. LandGate's Property Report consolidates the critical signals (land value, topography, solar resource, and electrical infrastructure) into a single document that lets developers quickly screen sites before committing to deeper feasibility work. This post walks through each section of a LandGate Property R

The land acquisition landscape for solar developers is getting more competitive and more complex. As projects push into agricultural regions, a new siting strategy is gaining serious traction: agrivoltaics.

In the rush to capitalize on the 5x credit multiplier offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), many renewable energy developers and tax equity investors are now hitting a regulatory wall. As projects from the 2023–2024 vintage move through the tax cycle, the IRS has begun issuing significant penalties and late fees related to Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) non-compliance. What was intended to be a massive tax saving is, for some, turning into a costly administr

In the early 2020s, renewable energy development was a game of "if". Today, in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) of 2025, it has become a game of "when." The IRA (inflation Reduction Act) was once the bedrock of the industry. The IRA is now six years old and significantly leaner. For energy developers, the OBBB has replaced broad incentives with a high-velocity survival race. With the July 4, 2026, "Begin Construction" deadline looming, the difference between a pr

In the current Artificial Intelligence gold rush, many enterprises are realizing a hard truth: public data is a commodity that often leads to hallucinations and inaccuracies. Feeding an AI agent general web-scraped data yields inaccurate results. For the energy and real estate sectors, high-stakes decision-making requires sophisticated, high-fidelity datasets. The future of work is defined by agentic workflows . While these workflows may integrate various platforms, their ult

The North American grid is divided into three major synchronous interconnections: Eastern Interconnection, Western Interconnection, and ERCOT (Texas). Within those, many RTO/ISO regions serve as large planning jurisdictions (CAISO, PJM, MISO, ISO-NE, SPP, etc.).

The future of infrastructure is being built by developers who can query the grid as easily as they query a search engine. By unifying proprietary data with natural language access and secure architecture, LandGate provides the high-fidelity intelligence layer required for precise capital deployment.

Choosing the right location for a solar farm is crucial for its success. When selecting a site, developers must consider several factors. Geographical aspects like topography, climate, and solar irradiance are vital.

The U.S. power sector is experiencing a growing disconnect between projected electricity demand and the generation capacity expected to meet it. While significant new power projects continue to be announced and proposed, a meaningful share is ultimately canceled before reaching construction or operation. In 2025 alone, approximately 1,800 power projects were canceled, a scale highlighted by late-year federal actions that suspended five major developments, including Vineyard

The landscape for renewable energy in the Midwest just underwent a seismic shift. On January 8, 2026, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act into law- a landmark piece of legislation that solidifies Illinois as the national vanguard for clean energy and grid modernization.