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Antelope County, Wayne County and Holt County have the most recorded wind capacity in Nebraska, with 675.8 MW, 646.2 MW and 400 MW.[1]
Wind projects in Nebraska came online between 2005 and 2022.[1]
| County | Projects | Turbines | Capacity (MW) | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope County | 5 | 307 | 675.8 | 2014–2022 |
| Wayne County | 4 | 223 | 646.2 | 2019–2022 |
| Holt County | 1 | 200 | 400 | 2016 |
| Dixon County | 1 | 101 | 318.2 | 2018 |
| Saline County | 2 | 102 | 297.3 | 2020–2021 |
| Webster County | 2 | 113 | 278.7 | 2017–2021 |
| Boone County | 5 | 114 | 177.1 | 2010–2015 |
| Custer County | 2 | 93 | 153.1 | 2012–2014 |
| Knox County | 2 | 49 | 123 | 2009–2012 |
| Wheeler County | 1 | 29 | 80.2 | 2022 |
| Richardson County | 1 | 40 | 60 | 2010 |
| Brown County | 1 | 36 | 59.4 | 2005 |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 32 | 54.4 | 2013 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 15 | 38.1 | 2021–2022 |
| Kimball County | 1 | 12 | 30 | 2018 |
| Gage County | 1 | 12 | 20.4 | 2013 |
| Platte County | 2 | 7 | 13.7 | 2015–2017 |
| Fillmore County | 1 | 3 | 6.9 | 2018 |
| Keya Paha County | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2011 |
| Polk County | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 2019 |
| Adams County | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 2016 |
| Seward County | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Wind Turbine Database (USGS, ACP, LBNL), version 9.1, released September 28, 2026. Data compiled November 3, 2026.
In royalty arrangements, the developer pays the landowner a percentage of the revenue received from the electricity produced by the turbines.[2] In a flat or fixed-fee arrangement, the developer pays a fixed fee per turbine, per unit of land or per megawatt of installed capacity on a monthly or yearly basis.[2] 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]
Nebraska: no interest in a wind or solar resource on a tract of land may be severed from the surface estate.[3]
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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Nebraska has 34 operating wind projects with 1,493 turbines and 3,441.4 MW of recorded capacity across 22 counties, according to the U.S. Wind Turbine Database (version 9.1, released September 28, 2026).[1]
By recorded capacity, the leading counties are Antelope County (675.8 MW), Wayne County (646.2 MW), Holt County (400 MW), Dixon County (318.2 MW) and Saline County (297.3 MW).[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, two came online in the 2000s, 24 in the 2010s and eight 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]
Nebraska: no interest in a wind or solar resource on a tract of land may be severed from the surface estate.[3]
[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)
[3] Nebraska Revised Statute 76-3004: Interest in wind or solar resource; restriction on severance — Nebraska Legislature (accessed November 1, 2026)
Buckhead Energy buys wind lease payments and wind royalties.
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