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Ohio farmer facing $1 million medical debt gambles on solar lease
Original: An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after off
An Ohio farmer with roughly $1 million in medical debt pinned his hopes on a solar lease he believed would pay $540,000 a year, but the deal fell through after developers backed off, leaving him still in debt and raising questions about landowners' reliance on solar income. The story has drawn attention to the risks farmers take when betting their finances on renewable energy projects.
Why now: It highlights the financial vulnerability of farmers betting on solar deals that can collapse
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Evidence
- An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after off · timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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