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Texas has quickly become one of the leading states for the installation of solar and wind generation projects.  In addition, battery energy storage systems (BESS) in ERCOT are projected to have explosive growth over the next 3, 5 and 10 years. Even tho …

The terms of the standard solar and wind leases are consistent across renewable energy production.  Many times on this website, we have addressed the twenty-to-thirty-year payout terms that are standard across the industry and the financial benefit to …

Recently there has been a surge in the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in the United States. This new technology consists of groups of battery banks connected to the electrical grid that receive and store electricity when demand is …

Solar Energy or Solar Power Refers to energy that has been harnessed from the sunlight and converted into electricity by photovoltaic (PV) panels or other technologies. Solar Panel A device that converts sunlight into electricity by using photovoltaic …

MSE has successfully facilitated the acquisition of another renewable energy lease for an Indiana landowner of the Posey Solar Project. We continue to demonstrate our ability to help landowners realize their goal of immediately accessing the cash value …

When the right set of circumstances presents itself, there may be no simpler way to defer, reduce, or completely eliminate long-term capital gains taxes when selling real estate than a structured installment sale. Internet searches for capital gains av …

Madison Street Energy (MSE), by making upfront, lump sum payments to landowners for their lease payments, enables landowners to obtain a much higher useful value for their lease payments than if they were to wait 30-50 years for all of the payments to …

Tribal leaders looking to address the lack of housing, healthcare, education, and employment in many of their communities are increasingly focused on renewable energy projects to spur economic development. The Inflation Reduction Act enacted in 2022 ha …

Our team is proud to have been named one of the Top Influential Chicago Energy Startups by US Venture Media. In 2024 we look forward to continuing to acquire renewable project sites from or on behalf of renewable energy project developers, sponsors, an …

As the renewable energy industry grows so do the creative ways in which developers partner with landowners of all types. One such partnership is with local governments across the country who has leased capped landfills to solar project developers. Thes …

MSE provides State Trust Land Administrators with tailormade solutions to extract the maximum immediate value for its beneficiaries’ current needs while simultaneously protecting the ability to attain additional profits for future…

Madison Street Energy provides arrangements for solar development companies to minimize project budgets by funding real estate costs. Since securing project site control is the first prerequisite to any solar project development, developers are often r …

Renewable Energy leases provide ideal opportunities for State Land Offices to utilize their property to generate income for their beneficiaries. Unfortunately, it takes a material amount of time to generate that income since renewable energy lease comp …

Not all clean energy investments are the same. As the renewable energy industry has expanded, so too have the number of opportunities to invest in the energy transition. Although information about nascent renewable energy technology and price fluctuati …

Today’s finance professionals know that the renewable energy sector is a must for a well balanced and conscientious portfolio. As wind and solar farms pop up around the country and the world, a new avenue for gains has been created. The complexity of t …

MSE has successfully added another renewable energy lease to its portfolio with its closing of a wind lease buyout. This newest lease acquisition is part of the Panhandle Wind Project in Texas. We continue to demonstrate our ability to help landowners …

As the amount of land available for wind and solar projects has become increasingly scarce, the value of wind and solar land leases acquired by MSE continues to establish itself as one of the strongest and most reliable ways to invest in the energy tra …

For over 13 years working in the energy industry and the commercial real estate industry before that, Madison Street Energy founder, Peter Harsy witnessed the “take it or leave it” choice landowners face when they are approached by wind and solar proje …

Last month, MSE successfully added another renewable energy lease to its portfolio with its closing of a wind lease buyout. The wind project associated with this lease is located in the state of Colorado and our team is gratified to have established on …

Madison Street Energy will be at the RE+ show, taking pace in Las Vegas from September 11-14. If your company would like to learn about Madison Street’s renewable energy lease acquisiton capabilities and oppotunities to collaborate, please send us a no …