In a 2014 report, Landowner Compensation in Transmission Siting for Renewable Energy Facilities, the Center for Rural Affairs considered ways to avoid the need to use eminent domain, including special purpose development corporations. In a 2013 report, From the Ground Up: Addressing Key Community Concerns in Clean Energy Transmission, the Center also addressed private initiatives that transmission line companies can take to reduce landowner opposition, such as enhancing the information they provide to communities and addressing potential health and agricultural-related concerns.