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The South Has Been Slow To Harness Its Wind, But That's Changing

A wind farm near Elizabeth City, N.C., is built on agricultural land that is also used to cultivate crops like corn, soybeans, cotton and potatoes, along with small areas of timberland. Landowners enter into lease agreements with the wind power developer, and receive about $6,000 per year per wind turbine. (NPR)
A wind farm near Elizabeth City, N.C., is built on agricultural land that is also used to cultivate crops like corn, soybeans, cotton and potatoes, along with small areas of timberland. Landowners enter into lease agreements with the wind power developer, and receive about $6,000 per year per wind turbine. (NPR)

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