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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.

In today’s dynamic energy landscape, accurate analysis and strategic planning are essential for success in the renewable energy sector. An 8760 report provides a rich cache of detailed information that developers can use to gain an edge with their solar endeavors.

The additional real estate market of Energy, Infrastructure, and Data Centers is estimated at $13.095 trillion market asset value as of Feb 2025, and is estimated to grow to $19 trillion in 2030, and $27 trillion in 2035. This market is now entirely part of real estate, in what we refer to as “New Real Estate”.

The competition for prime land in the United States has never been fiercer. As the digital economy expands and the clean energy transition accelerates, data centers and utility-scale solar farms are increasingly vying for the same parcels of land.

The energy transition presents a critical challenge and a massive opportunity for the traditional oil and gas (O&G) sector. As global energy consumption shifts toward decarbonization, holders of non-producing (or fully abandoned) O&G assets, including land, surface infrastructure, and existing rights-of-way, are increasingly faced with the risk of stranded assets . This analysis provides a strategic framework for utility-scale energy developers to assess and monetize these u

Hyperscale data centers are the engine of the global digital economy. Their massive, non-stop power demand requires dedicated, utility-scale renewable energy generation ( Solar and BESS ) to be built either adjacent to or in close proximity to the facility. This colocation model is critical for achieving net-zero goals, ensuring uptime, and managing power costs. However, the sheer size and speed of hyperscale deployment intensify every aspect of land acquisition. Developers

The surge in renewable energy demand has transformed specific geographic areas into "High-Demand Zones" (HDZs) —regions critical for utility-scale projects due to superior solar insolation, wind resources, or proximity to transmission infrastructure. In these HDZs, calculating a fair and financially sound land lease rate is no longer a matter of simple comparable sales. It requires a sophisticated, data-driven analytical framework that accounts for true project value, risk,

While utility-scale solar developers face mounting interconnection delays and complex federal tax incentive timelines, data centers are experiencing unprecedented energy demands. This convergence has created a unique opportunity: direct, behind-the-meter (BTM) energy partnerships that bypass traditional utility bottlenecks entirely. The fundamentals make perfect sense. Data centers require massive amounts of reliable, clean power to operate their facilities. Solar developer

The booming demand for new energy infrastructure—from utility-scale solar and wind to power-hungry data centers —is exposing the...

The energy landscape is changing faster than ever before. Data centers are scaling across the globe, solar projects are surging in development pipelines, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming essential for grid reliability. The convergence of these three forces— solar, data centers, and BESS —represents one of the most transformative opportunities for developers, investors, and energy market players. What makes this combination so powerful? When deployed t