SOLAR DEVELOPERS HAVE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED LARGE-SCALE SOLAR ENERGY (LSS) PROJECTS AS A GROWING BARRIER TO DEPLOYMENT, BUT THERE IS LITTLE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE DESCRIBING THE WAYS IN WHICH SPECIFIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES INFLUENCE HOST COMMUNITY ATTITUDES ABOUT THESE PROJECTS. THIS PROJECT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF FACTORS INFLUENCING COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE OF LSS PROJECTS AND TO TEST INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INCREASE THAT ACCEPTANCE. THE PROJECT LEVERAGES THE UNCOMMON DIALOGUE ON LARGE-SCALE U.S. SOLAR DEVELOPMENT AND LAND CONSERVATION, A DIVERSE LSS STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION THAT AIMS TO DEVELOP CONSENSUS-BASED INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES. BY DEPLOYING THOSE MEASURES IN COMMUNITIES WHERE A LSS PROJECT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND CONDUCTING RIGOROUS SURVEY RESEARCH IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, THE PROJECT TEAM SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT THESE INNOVATIONS HAVE AN IMPACT ON COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE OF LSS DEVELOPMENT.