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The projects came online between 2011 and 2023.[1] One of these projects also has turbines outside Gratiot County; the table counts only the turbines in the county.[1] Turbine makers represented in the county: GE Wind (285 turbines), GE Vernova (74 turbines) and Nordex (55 turbines).[1]
Three of the 417 turbines in the county have no recorded capacity in the database, so the megawatt figures count the rest.[1]
| Project | Online | Turbines in the county | Capacity in the county (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Farms Wind | 2023 | 72 | 200.4 |
| Polaris | 2020 | 68 | 168.6 |
| Gratiot Farms | 2020 | 57 | 142.3 |
| Gratiot County | 2012 | 72 | 115.2 |
| Gratiot | 2011 | 61 | 97.6 |
| Beebe Community Wind | 2012 | 34 | 81.6 |
| Pine River | 2019 | 29 | 72.3 |
| Beebe 1B | 2014 | 21 | 50.4 |
| Unnamed project (Gratiot County) | 2020 | 3 | Not recorded |
Source: U.S. Wind Turbine Database (USGS, ACP, LBNL), version 9.1, released September 28, 2026. Data compiled November 3, 2026.
Turbines at the oldest project in the county have been in place since 2011.[1] Wind power leases generally have terms of 20 to 40 years, often with an option to extend, while a typical utility-scale wind power project has a useful life of 20 years.[2] The newest project here came online in 2023.[1] In royalty arrangements, the developer pays the landowner a percentage of the revenue received from the electricity produced by the turbines.[2] Minimum payments serve as a floor so landowners receive some revenue even when maintenance outages or lower winds cut production in a given year.[2]
What Buckhead buys depends on the deal, and Buckhead tells the seller up front which interest it is offering to buy — for example, the payments for the rest of the current lease term, a term easement, or a longer-term interest. A wind lease rents land for a term of years, and wind power leases generally have terms of 20 to 40 years, often with an option for extending the lease.[2] Under a wind lease, the landowner typically keeps the right to continue to grow crops, raise cattle or otherwise use the land outside the project.[2]
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Gratiot County, Michigan has nine operating wind projects with 417 turbines and 928.4 MW of recorded capacity in the county, according to the U.S. Wind Turbine Database (version 9.1, released September 28, 2026).[1] Three of the 417 turbines in the county have no recorded capacity in the database, so the megawatt figures count the rest.[1]
The projects are Heartland Farms Wind (2023, 200.4 MW), Polaris (2020, 168.6 MW), Gratiot Farms (2020, 142.3 MW), Gratiot County (2012, 115.2 MW), Gratiot (2011, 97.6 MW), Beebe Community Wind (2012, 81.6 MW), Pine River (2019, 72.3 MW) and Beebe 1B (2014, 50.4 MW), plus one more in the table above.[1]
Buckhead Energy buys wind lease payments and wind royalties. What Buckhead buys depends on the deal, and Buckhead tells the seller up front which interest it is offering to buy — for example, the payments for the rest of the current lease term, a term easement, or a longer-term interest.
Of the projects with a recorded year, five came online in the 2010s and four in the 2020s.[1] Wind power leases generally have terms of 20 to 40 years, often with an option to extend, while a typical utility-scale wind power project has a useful life of 20 years.[2]
Nearby Michigan counties with wind projects include Midland County (148.5 MW), Saginaw County (84.8 MW), Isabella County (472.5 MW), Tuscola County (568.5 MW) and Osceola County (10.5 MW).[1]
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[1] U.S. Wind Turbine Database (version 9.1, released September 28, 2026) — U.S. Geological Survey, American Clean Power Association and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (accessed November 1, 2026)
[2] New York Wind Energy Guide for Local Decision Makers: Land Agreements — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) (accessed November 1, 2026)
Buckhead Energy buys wind lease payments and wind royalties.
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