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Since the inception of wind energy development in the early 1990s, local landholders, often farmers, have seen their parcels of land sold to energy companies, spurred by rising land prices and lucrative offers. Land transactions are typically driven by land agents like Nixon, who specializes in acquiring parcels for turbines, often measuring about 1 to 1.5 acres per turbine. These developments have brought economic benefits to some, with families like Mahalingam’s selling parts of their ancestral land—earning around 14,000 USD in the 1990s—but also ignited concerns about community well-being and land rights.