Illinois farmer John Dollinger's family hosted 10 wind turbines across 800 acres; payments began at $10,000 per turbine a year and, by 2025, had risen to about $120,000 annually across the farm

• In Grundy County, Illinois, grain farmer John Dollinger gets yearly payments from ten wind turbines spread across his family's 800-acre property.
• About a decade ago, the deal guaranteed him $10,000 per turbine each year.
• That amount has slowly increased with inflation.