Rain or shine. Good harvest season or bad. And they don’t have to do anything. Such wind turbine royalties could certainly make the difference between a small farmer making it or going under.
Politics in the Zeros
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Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Some of the windiest land is Kansas ranch land and those folks started putting in turbines – great way to keep the ranch running in a bad year. And the turbine guys are nicer to deal with and don’t trash the land like the oil and gas lease folks.
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It wouldn’t take many turbines to support a family at $12K a pop. (Two would do it for us!) After that, it’s gravy.
How much is the rated power of this turbine? If it is a 10kw wind turbine. This income is very high. The ROI is 3-4 years. This is a very efficient payback time.
The photo is just a generic photo of turbines, not the ones referred to in the article.