Without knowing all the details, it sounds like you may as well reap the monetary benefit simply because someone else will if you don't. Then you'll still have the sight issue.
This is just my speculation, but I would guess that the wind company would enter into talks with numerous parties and eventually settle on the path of least resistance ie/ the easiest party to negotiate with.
While I would attempt to negotiate the best deal for my family, there might be a fine line somewhere by which they would call off negotiations and revert to the next land owner in line.
