“If I didn’t sign, I would see the windmills without revenue”: cash crop farmer Marc Bercier
Not too many years ago, cash cropper and seed grower/processor Marc Bercier was actively opposed to green energy projects being proposed and built in his area, but this February he signed for a potential five windmills* and one substation to be located on his 1,700 acres.
“If I didn’t sign I would see the windmills without revenue,” said Bercier.
Pointing to the 29 pages of documentation involved for his portion of the 10,000-acre proposed windmill project, Bercier noted how the negotiated sections on soil compaction, erosion and overall environmental protection were vital to him, considering that his farm is only just over the requires 500 meters from this village. [Editor: what? Do you mean from the project?]
The documentation showed that Bercier was promised $15,000 per windmill per year as a base price, with…
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