But land value depends on what you can do with the land. It will always going to be more profitable to build a distribution center or yuppie condo but most sit

But land value depends on what you can do with the land. It will always going to be more profitable to build a distribution center or yuppie condo but most sites cannot accommodate that. Wind turbines make sense when a land owner is trying to make more money out of an existing asset. Maybe it is moorland with sheep on it. The wind turbines supplement existing land use and give an extra source of revenue. The developer is competing with other developers. Once they have a land owner on board they will have a certain target they want to hit and will try and get away with as much as possible.