In 2024, 75-year-old Iowa farmer Evie Haupt said three wind turbines on her 160 acres were bringing in about $35,000 a year while using under 3 acres and had helped reduce $350,000 in farm debt to $67,000
- On a 160-acre farm in central Iowa, three tall wind turbines quietly rise above the fields.
- Each turbine uses less than an acre of land, but together they provide an annual income that has changed the financial future of 75-year-old farmer Evie Haupt.
- According to a CBS News report by Janet Shamlian and Alicia Hastey, Haupt earns about $35,000 each year by leasing part of her land for the wind turbines.
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- On a 160-acre farm in central Iowa, three tall wind turbines quietly rise above the fields.
- Each turbine uses less than an acre of land, but together they provide an annual income that has changed the financial future of 75-year-old farmer Evie Haupt.
- According to a CBS News report by Janet Shamlian and Alicia Hastey, Haupt earns about $35,000 each year by leasing part of her land for the wind turbines.
Sources: Times of India