North Star International
EST. 2001 · BOZEMAN MT
Estimate your land value
// 12 STATES · 3 CARIBBEAN NATIONS · 25 YEARS · 3.2 GW DEVELOPED
PR
3.2 GWDeveloped
25 yrsOperating
12 + 3States · Nations
~40Active Sites
Land · Power · Decision

Turning land
into power.

Solar, wind, gas, and geothermal generation built with landowners across 12 states and the Caribbean. Tell us about your land — we'll tell you what it's worth.

Land Value Estimator
Live · 90s
Cropland
Pasture / CRP
Mixed
Estimated Annual Lease Range
$485 – $720 / acre / yr
Solar lease, 30-year term, royalty escalator. Site-specific evaluation refines this range.
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Process
01 / 05

From land evaluation to grid commissioned — a typical timeline.

No black box. Every milestone has a known duration, a known deliverable, and a known cost (which is on us, not on you).

// 01
Land Evaluation
Solar, wind, geo, geotech, environmental. We tell you what your land is suited for.
30 – 60 days
// 02
Term Negotiation
Lease or sale terms sized to your land use, family timeline, and the project economics.
2 – 4 weeks
// 03
Title · Survey · Studies
ALTA surveys, title, environmental, systems engineering — all on us.
90 – 180 days
// 04
Permitting · Interconnect
County, state, utility — full regulatory load carried end-to-end.
6 – 18 months
// 05
EPC Handoff & Commission
Vetted EPC contractors build to spec. Then commissioning. Then grid.
90 – 120 days
Projects
02 / 05

A representative slice of the portfolio.

Solar, wind, and community-scale generation across the Plains, Mountain West, and Southeast.

TX · Solar
Operating
Hill Country Solar Generation
220 MW
Capacity
1,400 ac
Land
2024
COD
ND · Wind
Permitting
Plains Ridge Wind
340 MW
Capacity
9,200 ac
Land
2026
Target COD
FL · Community Solar
Commissioned
Gulf Coast Community Solar
95 MW
Capacity
620 ac
Land
2023
COD
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Team
03 / 05

The people behind every deal.

Headquartered in Bozeman, Montana — six people who handle every project from raw land to grid energization.

Mark Tippett
Founder · President
Steve Hangartner
Co-Founder
Rabih Khoury
CFO
Cheryl Lucas
Real Estate
Bhargavi Palle
Engineering
JJ Laidley
Electrical Construction
Talk to us
04 / 05

Ready to know what your land is worth?

A first-pass evaluation comes back within one business day. No pitch, just a real range based on your acreage, state, and current land use.

// OFFICE
227 Forest Creek Drive
Bozeman, Montana 59715
// PHONE
+1.406.593.8123
// EMAIL
info@north-star-international.com
// RESPONSE TIME
≤ 1 business day, every time
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