On a 160-acre Nebraska farm parcel, one wind turbine and its equipment use about 1 acre; the developer says a typical 30-year lease averages $10,000 to $12,500 a year, versus about $600 for top-dollar corn on that acre
The turbine sends electricity to a nearby power station, from where it is supplied to local customers. A farmer in Nebraska, United States, is earning additional income by leasing part of his agricultural land for a wind turbine. A wind energy company has leased his 160-acre property to install a wind turbine, but the turbine…