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Alerts and Events: Safety
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Action alerts, Aesthetics, Law, New York, Noise, Property values, Safety, Setbacks •
Source: Association of Towns of the State of New York
Preserve local control of wind energy siting
Preserving Local Authority over the Siting of Wind Energy Facilities In keeping with the legislative resolution adopted at our Annual Meeting and Training School [see below], the Association of Towns ha been working to preserve and strengthen local government’s role in the siting of major electric generating facilities. Specifically, we have called upon Gov. David Paterson, the Legislature and state agencies to develop new laws and regulations that will preserve local authority over the siting of Wind Energy Facilities (WEFs) . . .
Connecticut, Health, Petitions, Property values, Safety •
Source: flagghill.com
Wind Turbine Setback for the Safety and Health of Connecticut Residents
We, the undersigned, request, for reasons of safety and health regarding onshore wind energy facilities, that: 1. No large wind turbine generator shall be erected closer than 1,600 meters (1 mile) or 12 times its total height (hub height plus rotor radius), whichever is greater, from a neighboring property line or public road or path; and 2. No large wind turbine generator shall be erected closer than 2,000 meters (1-1/4 miles) or 15 times its total height, whichever is greater, . . .
