Learn the value of your land for a wind farm & list for lease for free
Interested in leasing your land for a wind farm? Are you curious if your property is suitable for wind turbines? If you are already receiving offers, are interested in leasing or selling, or would like to know your property's potential, get a free LandApp property report. If you are interested in receiving offers to lease your land for a wind farm after generating your report, you can list your property for lease for free on LandApp's marketplace with no obligations to accept any offers.
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There are no commissions if you accept an offer to lease or sell your property that you receive through LandApp.
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Interested buyers or lessors will contact you directly with offers, none of which you're obligated to accept.
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Looking to buy, sell, or lease land? LandApp offers the most comprehensive land marketplace with real-time data insights embedded into each listing. If you simply want to learn more about your property or explore offers, get a free property report or create a listing today. There are no fees, commissions, or obligations to accept any offers!
How to Get a Wind Lease
1) Assess wind lease potential with a free LandApp Property Report
2) Create a 'For Lease' Listing on LandApp
3) Receive and review offers (interested lessors contact you directly)
4) Finalize deal and accept an offer to lease your land for a wind farm
5) Close your LandApp listing and start receiving lease payments
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List for Lease on LandApp
Landowners or their representative lists the property for lease for free on LandApp's platform. Uploading documents and images is optional, but recommended.
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Receive Offers & Negotiate
Interested wind developers will contact the landowner or agent directly with offers, which are negotiable. LandApp can't provide legal advice, so working with an attorney is recommended.
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Accept an Offer & Closing
Once a contract is signed, the landowner or representative must mark the LandApp listings as closed/ leased. Lease payments will begin per the contract's spcific terms.
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Development Phase
Also referred to as the option period, this is the 2-6 year term that gives the wind developer the exclusive right to construct wind turbines on your land, design the wind farm layout, and secure the necessary approvals.
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Construction Phase
During this period, the wind developer constructs the wind turbines and supporting infrastructure. This phase could last anywhere from 2 to 5 months or more.
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Production Phase
This is the phase where the wind farm is fully functioning and generating electricity. This phase can last 20+ years depending on the lease contract, and landowners are typically paid per turbine with royalties.
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Decommissioning Phase
If the wind developer doesn't extend the lease, the wind turbines are removed from the land and it is restored to its original condition pre-lease.
How Does LandApp Assess Wind Lease Potential?
Get a Wind Lease Estimate
LandApp provides a Wind Value Index Score and a wind lease estimate for properties nationwide so you can see how much you could earn to lease your land for a wind farm by compiling hundreds of data points, including:
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Wind speeds
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Proximity to substations and transmission lines
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Government incentives for clean energy
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Buildable acreage and location
Find you parcel on our map and export a Property Report to see what you could earn.
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How Does LandApp Assess Wind Lease Potential?
LandApp provides a Wind Value Index Score and a wind lease estimate for properties nationwide so you can see how much you could earn to lease your land for a wind farm by compiling hundreds of data points, including:
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Wind speeds
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Proximity to substations and transmission lines
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Government incentives for clean energy
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Buildable acreage and location
Find your parcel on our map and export a Property Report to see what you could earn.
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Wind Farm Leasing FAQs
LandApp earns revenues through our subscription-based toolkit, which is engineered for energy developers to plan and manage their projects. Energy companies also use LandGate to view landowner listings and evaluate parcels of interest.
Yes - LandApp can provide you with a free estimate that will let you know approximately how much you could receive to lease your land for a wind farm per acre per year. To receive this estimate, landowners must generate their free Property Report by finding their parcel on our map.
When you find your parcel on our map to generate your free property report, the wind lease estimate provided by LandApp for wind energy considers your property's distance to electrical infrastructure (transmission lines and substations), average wind velocity, topography, buildable acreage, ease of access to your property, current and future demand for electricity, state and federal incentives, and more! Find out how to determine if your land qualifies for a wind lease here.
The lifespan of new generation wind turbines typically ranges from 20 to 30 years. However, your relationship with a wind energy developer is typically much longer than this. From the option period through the end of a formal lease agreement, your relationship with a wind developer may last anywhere from 30-50 years. Additionally, most wind leases also include an option for the wind developer to extend the lease for a few more years following the completion of the formal lease agreement.
There are many ways that landowners can be paid when they lease their land for wind turbines, and it varies depending on a few different factors. Landowners can also negotiate their wind lease payments.
Most wind leases start with an option period, in which the developer pays you $5 to $50 per acre per year while they do their due diligence to ensure that they can begin construction. Once the wind turbines have been constructed and are generating electricity, wind developers can pay landowners per acre, per turbine, and/ or with royalties. If a wind lease pays on a per turbine basis, the payment amounts are generally determined by the size of the turbine, and by how many megawatts of energy each turbine produces. $5,000-8,000 per megawatt is considered typical.
A wind lease option is an agreement that gives the wind developer the exclusive right to enter into a lease agreement to develop a wind farm on your land. The option period of 2 - 6 years gives the developer time to obtain necessary regulatory permits, enter into power purchase agreements with electricity purchasers, obtain financing, conduct environmental studies, etc.
A wind lease option does not mean you are guaranteed to have wind turbines on your property. Wind developers use a wind lease option to ensure that they will have the exclusive right to enter into a formal wind farm land lease agreement before they invest time and money into their evaluation. During this term, landowners are not permitted to explore other lease options with different developers.
A fixed annual payment for a wind lease is a pre-negotiated amount of money you will be paid annually for your wind farm lease. The number of years is also pre-negotiated and usually 20-25 years, with an option to extend the number of years. Unlike most solar farm lease agreements, there is a good chance that your wind farm lease agreement would also provide for royalty payments to be paid to the landowner. Royalty payments are based on a percentage of the revenue received by the developer.
In a fixed annual rent payment lease, the landowner will not benefit from higher future electricity prices. However, if your lease provides for a royalty payment, your monthly royalty check would increase as the wind farm developer receives increased revenue as electricity prices increase.
You will be responsible for property taxes on the portion of your property that is not developed for a wind farm. The wind farm lease agreement generally provides that the developer will be responsible for the taxes assessed on the wind farm developed lands.
Landowners receiving payments from wind developers can market and sell those future payments for a lump sum up front. Selling future wind lease payments is generally in the best interest of the landowner, since those payments technically decrease in value over time as a result of inflation, and the lease payments are never guaranteed (the developer of the lease can stop operating the wind facility at any time). Property owners list their wind income streams for sale on LandGate for free!
Does My Land Qualify for a Wind Lease?
Utility-scale wind farms typically require at least 80 acres of buildable land, close proximity to energy grid infrastructure (substations and transmission lines), and adequate wind speeds. If you're unsure if your property qualifies, we still encourage you to create a listing and see what offers come your way!
Acreage Required for Wind Farms
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80+ acres for utility-scale wind farms
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Each turbine can occupy 80+ acres
Close Proximity to Energy Grid Infrastructure
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Within 4 miles or less of a substation
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Within 1 mile of a transmission line
Adequate and Consistent Wind Speeds
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Ideally above 12-14 m/s
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Consistent winds throughout the year
No Environmental Hazards or Flood Zones
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Wind farms can't be built on flood zones, wetlands, or protected areas
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Wind Leasing: What to Consider
Benefits | Considerations |
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Generate passive, long-term income from your land | Wind leases are long-term, ranging from 20-50 years on average |
The wind developer is responsible for maintenance and operations of the wind farm | The wind developer can stop operations at any time, meaning your lease payments could also stop |
Depending on the lease terms, you can generally continue farming and agricultural operations under the turbines | Land use during the lease may be limited, and some consider the aesthetics of wind turbines unsightly |
Contribute to clean energy production and sustainability | Although uncommon, wind turbines can harm local wildlife |
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