Abstract
The article presents issues related to the location of renewable energy sources in rural areas. Spatial planning regulations are analysed, as well as other regulations enabling or impeding the development of green energy in rural areas. The legal possibilities of realising investments in renewable energy sources in rural areas through the prism of the Smart Village concept are also assessed. De lege ferenda proposals are presented to enable faster investment in renewable energy sources in rural areas. The article also points out the risks for farmers, whose current role has been reduced to renting agricultural property.