Local Authorities: Commit to the Energy Transition
Our commitment: Addressing your territorial challenges
Because the energy transition is everyone’s responsibility, local authorities are often the first to act on the ground, seeking sustainable and cost-effective solutions with economic benefits.
If you are a municipality, intermunicipality, department, region, or any other local authority, Urbasolar offers photovoltaic solutions tailored to your needs and supports you in the energy transition.
Aware of the planning challenges faced by municipalities and local authorities, we can help you meet the objectives set by certain regulations through photovoltaics:
- SCoT (Territorial Coherence Plan): Determines spatial organization and development orientations for your area.
- PCAET (Climate, Air, and Energy Territorial Plan): Aims to meet environmental objectives through various tools, including renewable energy.
- SRADDET (Regional Planning, Sustainable Development, and Territorial Equality Scheme): Plans regional strategies and objectives for land use, including photovoltaics.
Engaging in a photovoltaic project ensures the production of local, decarbonized energy and promotes economic benefits for your area and its citizens for at least 30 years.
Our expertise in green energy production
At Urbasolar, we have been supporting local authorities for nearly 20 years in their territorial revitalization projects and local green energy production.
solar plants in operation
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local authorities
We have 7 agencies across France. Our multidisciplinary teams, close to your territory, have developed a deep understanding of local specificities and will respond quickly to your needs.
What Land Can Host a Solar Plant?
Photovoltaics is a technology that adapts to most types of land, often classified as degraded, polluted, or unused, such as:
From 2 hectares:
- Former landfill or waste storage site
- Former airfield
- Abandoned port, road, or rail areas
- Urbanization zones, industrial wastelands, underutilized development zones (ZAC)
- Natural or agricultural wastelands
From 8 hectares:
- Agricultural land (livestock, orchards, vineyards, market gardening)
- Artificial water bodies
To support the energy transition in your area, we adapt our installations to the land you own.
What are the benefits of solar power for local local authorities?
The needs of municipalities and local authorities are diverse. Photovoltaics offers many benefits that can address all your challenges.
We propose leasing your land (terrain or water body) to install a solar plant, allowing you to:
They trust us
Photovoltaics is a real opportunity to promote the development of renewable energy. Whether in the municipalities of Carbonne, Peyssies, or Salles-sur-Garonne, the installation of solar plants has enabled the rehabilitation of former aggregate extraction sites that could not be used for anything else.
Urbasolar is a partner we trust, demonstrating flexibility and attentiveness in the realization of each photovoltaic project in the area.
For the Volvestre municipalities involved, beyond producing clean electricity, this also represents an economic benefit that can be reinvested in territorial development.
Denis TURREL
President of the Volvestre Community of Municipalities and Mayor of Carbonne
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Capacity:
5MWp
Former quarry
Conscious of the degraded nature of this land, the photovoltaic project was born from the municipality of Bours’ desire to rehabilitate the site by converting it into a green energy production area.
Annual production: 6.2 GWh, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 3,000 people
Capacity:
12.2MWp
Former mine
The project in Sanvignes-Les-Mines is located on the land of a former mine owned by the Creusot Monceau Urban Community.
Annual production: 13.5 GWh, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 10,300 people.
Capacity:
4.5MWp
Former gravel pit
A perfect example of site rehabilitation and circular economy, the Lavernose solar plant was backfilled using construction waste from the Toulouse metro line.
Annual production: 6.6 GWh, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 3,000 people.
Ground-mounted solar plant in Graissessac (1min)
FAQ
Why develop a solar project in your community?
Local communities are at the heart of the energy transition. Solar power is a way to repurpose unused land as a source of green energy, but it also presents an economic opportunity for municipalities.
Which municipal lands are suitable for solar power plants?
Municipal land can host ground-mounted or floating solar plants, provided they are compatible with regulations and existing uses. Particularly suitable sites include wastelands and degraded land (former landfills, excavation sites, quarries, etc.), road verges, and water basins.
What are the economic benefits for local authorities?
Land made available allows the municipality to receive rent. If the municipality does not own the land, solar installations still generate tax revenues such as development tax upon commissioning, property tax, and IFER (annual flat-rate tax on network companies) throughout the operation period.
Are the projects funded by the local government?
No. Photovoltaic projects are fully funded and managed by the developer. The local government benefits from the economic spinoffs, such as land rent, without making any investment.
Can citizens participate in a solar power project?
Yes, through crowdfunding, residents of the municipality where the project is located or of neighboring municipalities can invest in the solar power plant to participate in the energy transition as investors. Solar projects are thus community-based initiatives.