We don't break ground until trust is built.

We start every project with the landowner. Karen visits in person, often three or four times before an MOU. Translators where the conversation calls for them. Plain-language documents — no engineering jargon dressed up as friendly explanation. Communities have seen extractive industries dress up before; we don't.

What's in the deal: long-term lease income, structured to outlast farming downturns. Land-use plans that respect water tables, grazing rights, and crop rotation. 25-year operational horizon with restoration obligations at decommissioning. Local hiring during construction and operations. Skills programs scaled to project size.

What stays: the lease income runs the full project life. Operational jobs continue after construction ends. The land returns to its owner at decommissioning, restored. The transition payments are not the only economics — they're the foundation that lets the rest of the relationship work.

Middelburg: 180 construction jobs over 24 months. Operational team scales with project size — typically 8 to 15 per 50 MW.

Across the pipeline: Construction job numbers, operational team sizes, and local procurement targets are project-specific. They are committed in the PPA and disclosed to landowners at MOU. Public disclosure follows financial close.