{
  "id": 12842823,
  "title": "Nebraska wind turbine lease pays up to $12,500 a year for about 1 acre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nebraska-wind-turbine-lease-pays-up-to-12-500-a-year-for-about-1-acre",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/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-10000-to-12500-a-year-versus-about-600-for-top-dollar-corn-on-that-acre/articleshow/134782993.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Nebraska farmer leases a 160-acre parcel for a wind turbine that occupies just one acre, leaving the remaining land available for farming. According to a 2021 NRECA case study, developer Bluestem Energy Solutions says a typical 30-year lease averages $10,000 to $12,500 annually, compared with an estimated $600 from growing corn on the same acre.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}