Wind Power News: West Virginia
These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They are the products of the organizations or individuals noted and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch.
Edison VP responds to W.Va. noise complaints
KEYSER, W.Va. — In response to residents’ complaints about noise levels at the Pinnacle Wind Farm on Green Mountain, the project owner has asked the turbine manufacturer to come up with a muffler system to further curtail the noise, according to Charley Parnell, vice president of public affairs for Edison Mission Energy. “We realized there was an issue. We are taking everything seriously and are doing everything we can do to be a good neighbor in the community,” said Parnell. . . .
Turbine noise mars quality of life
I have lived in the Cross area of Mineral County my entire life and have done so because of the peace and quiet of the small community. However, over the past months, things have changed, and the reason is the windmills on the mountain across from my home. The windmills cause an extremely loud disturbance to the point that lying down at night to have a good night’s sleep is impossible. I recently attended a county commission meeting, to see . . .
Wind power not looking as ‘green’
“Green” depends greatly on your point of view in terms of energy sources. As they tout wind power as the answer to all America’s energy needs, President Barack Obama and other liberals ignore that. Here in West Virginia, many residents of the Potomac Highlands worry wind turbine towers will drive away the region’s economic lifeblood – tourism. In Mineral County, 75 people signed a petition asking that a wind farm near them be shut down between 10 p.m. and 7 . . .
Wind power far from trouble-free
“Green” depends greatly on your point of view in terms of energy sources. As they tout wind power as the answer to all America’s energy needs, President Barack Obama and other liberals ignore that. Here in West Virginia, many residents of the Potomac Highlands worry wind turbine towers will drive away the region’s economic lifeblood – tourism. In Mineral County, 75 people signed a petition asking that a wind farm near them be shut down between 10 p.m. and 7 . . .
Residents protest noise from wind farm, ask for attention to roads
KEYSER – A Tasker Road resident who says the noise from the 23 wind turbines at Pinnacle Wind Farm often wakes him up at night presented the Mineral County Commissioners Tuesday with a petition seeking relief from the situation. Richard Braithwaite also told the commissioners that the 75 persons who signed the petition are unhappy with the repair and/or resurfacing of both Pinnacle and Tasker roads now that the bulk of heavy construction is concluded. Brad Christopher, site manager with . . .
Spiggle urges commissioners to endorse petition
KEYSER – Former Mineral County Commissioner Wayne Spiggle, a member of the Allegany Highlands Alliance, appealed to the Mineral County Commissioners Tuesday to not only forward a petition protesting the noise from the Pinnacle Wind Farm to the West Virginia Public Service Commission, but to also endorse the requests included within the document. The petition, presented to the commissioners by Tasker Road resident Richard Braithwaite and containing 75 signatures, asks that the wind turbines be shut down between10 p.m. and . . .
Keyser residents sign petition to stop more industrial wind development
KEYSER, W.Va. — Richard Braithwaite, who lives near Pinnacle Wind Farm on Green Mountain, presented the Mineral County Commission with a petition signed by 75 Keyser residents asking the commissioners to develop a policy stating that they will not sign a decommission agreement for more industrial wind development in the county. Braithwaite presented the petition to the commissioners at their public meeting Tuesday. The West Virginia Public Service Commission requires wind companies to negotiate a decommissioning agreement before a wind developer can . . .
Keyser homeowners disturbed by wind turbine noise
KEYSER, WV – Green Mountain in Keyser has been known a peaceful and idyllic place to live, but in the past month, residents say all that’s changed because of 23 new wind turbines that they say are piercing the silence. “The noise, it sounds like a subway in our yard,” says resident William Shillingberg. “A jet flying around, or a train coming through,” says another resident, Donald Ashby. “It’s like someone is setting out front of your house with the . . .
PSC decision gives renewable energy credits to utilities
If an electric utility is under long-term contract to purchase power from, say, a non-utility hydroelectric generator, who owns the newfangled renewable energy “credits” that are created when that power is generated? That question of the modern electricity era can be worth millions of dollars, even tens of millions. It has had to be resolved in states across the nation and, on Nov. 22, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia decided it in favor of the utility. But it . . .
You can’t escape the whining of the windmills
The noise from these windmills on Green Mountain is so great that it is impossible to live near them. When the wind is from the east there is a constant loud whining that can be heard from inside your home and if it is from the west it sounds like a train running. The vibrations are so great from the windmills they rattle the windows in my and other neighbors’ homes. The only time there is no noise is when . . .
