...Can I...
- Continue to grow crops or raise cattle, horses,
chickens and sheep?
The answer is YES, you can do all of those things and have a
wind farm unless you are in Texas. In that case, you're not
allowed to raise sheep (we don't want folks shooting at your
ranch from the road), but the basic answer is yes, you can do
anything around wind turbines except barn storm the blades in a
bi-plane, although we understand a few of you will try.
Please don't do it on GPP Wind Farms.
- Continue
using Circle Sprinklers and other farming and ranching devices.
So far, the answer is YES, YES, YES - in fact we encourage farmers to continue
sowing and harvesting both bio-fuel crops and food crops.
Typically you earn more with a bio-fuel crop (and you must offer
GPP first right of refusal at fair market rate to GPP for any alternative
fuel crops), but if you grow a food crop, its all yours.
Sample Circle Sprinkler Map
- Can I split my land up and raise my own crops and do a small test
of bio-fuel crop production to see if it is more profitable or easier for
me?
You bet.
- Can we offset the turbines a bit from the home so we don't hear
any hum?
Yes. Typically a HUM is heard within 100-200 yards of a field, depending
on which way the wind blows (sound carries further downwind). The sound has
been measured as being 'quieter' than a bedroom at night. A tick-tock
wind-up clock is likely to make more noise.
However, if you have a home, barn or other structure you want to
isolate from the turbines, let us know when you sign your
lease.
Note: if your land is too small, you will need to
either combine it with a neighbor's lease or increase the
turbine area.
Also note: Gold Pact Power strongly encourages land owners to
'partner up' with neighbors to form cooperatives. Ask us how.
- Continue with an oil and gas lease?
Yes. We understand.
- How do I get paid?
Land owners always get paid based on the gross revenue - no deductions - no complex formula - very simple.
Gold Pact Power pays the highest royalties to land owners in the business.
Before signing a lease anywhere, do the math on our
web site and count literally TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars (in some cases,
hundreds of millions) more with a Gold Pact Power lease.
- What happens to the rest of the money?
We pay off the turbines, write payroll checks and buy parts and grease for the
generators.
Gold Pact Power is the only firm that also donates 20% of our net profits
back to your local schools, youth and family agencies. Any lease, besides
a Gold Pact Power lease is second best.
