Wind Power News: Complaints
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Windfarm company issued ‘misleading’ leaflets locally
A company behind a possible windfarm project in South Westmeath distributed “misleading” leaflets which suggested that wind turbines have no impact on health or property values, the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) has found. The leaflets distributed by Enerco Energy quoted the World Health Organisation as saying there was “no reliable evidence to support adverse effects of wind turbines on health.” However, when contacted by the ASAI on foot of a complaint by a Moyvoughley resident, Enerco admitted this . . . Complete story »
Maine counties chafe at lower-than-expected payments from wind farms
For nearly two decades, commercial wind farms have been touted in Maine as a way to generate electricity without pollution, and as a way rural locales in Maine can generate revenue for themselves by hosting turbines worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But several counties and towns are finding out they are getting less revenue out of the wind projects than they had expected when they were wooed in the 2000s and 2010s by developers looking to erect turbines several . . . Complete story »
State farms complaints about Antrim Wind to subcommittee
ANTRIM – After fielding numerous concerns from neighbors of the Antrim Wind facility, the N.H. Site Evaluation Committee has voted to establish a subcommittee to vet complaints about the turbines. During a March 25 meeting, members of the SEC, which oversees energy projects throughout the state, voted unanimously to create the three-member subcommittee to review complaints related to the nine-turbine facility, and determine if they require an investigation. Further, the SEC chair has been directed to hire consultants to assist the . . . Complete story »
Worth County to possibly temporarily halt wind energy construction
The Worth County Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday with a discussion on the current state of secondary roads. Richard Brumm, the Worth County Engineer will cover what work has already been done regarding grading, pot hole patching, and possible resurfacing of the roads. He will also cover any future projects this spring. Julie Kuntz and Eliot Evans will hold a discussion with the board beginning at 8:45am regarding a possible moratorium on wind energy construction. Concerns have been . . . Complete story »
Nemaha Co. Sheriff’s Office searches for information about shot wind turbine causing $780,000 in damage
A shot was fired into a wind turbine in Nemaha County and caused an estimated $780,000 in damage. The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office says sometime between 12 p.m. on March 23 and 1 p.m. on March 24, a wind turbine was damaged at 24th and R Rd. causing an estimated $780,000 in damage. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the FAA light on the top of the tower had gone out and an engineer had gone up to replace it. During . . . Complete story »
Impasse in Parteen over enforcement notice for wind turbine
An impasse has been reached in Parteen with a decommissioning notice from Clare County Council issued surrounding the development of a wind turbine ignored thus far. Earlier this month, Clare County Council ordered a local developer to decommission and remove a wind turbine and base structure in Parteen before April 8th. Planning permission had initially been granted to the applicant, Seamus Madden to “erect a single 800KW wind turbine, 73 metres high with a rotor diameter of 53 metres, and . . . Complete story »
State promises investigation of Antrim Wind complaints
There’s new hope on the horizon for Antrim residents who previously felt their complaints about excessive noise and lights coming from the Antrim Wind installation were going ignored. The state’s Site Evaluation Committee (SEC), which oversees energy facilities throughout the state and enforces any compliance issues, committed to addressing their mechanisms for complaint filing and investigation, public notification of meetings, and wind turbine noise standards at a meeting on Thursday afternoon. The meeting came after a number of residents said . . . Complete story »
New SEC committee looks at Antrim windmill complaints
After several residents in the Gregg Lake area of Antrim continued to bring their complaints about windmill noise, the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee voted Thursday to create a new subcommittee to investigate the complaints. “Each complaint will be investigated,” said SEC member Wildolfo Arvelo. [rest of article available at source] Complete story »
Scituate Health Board chairman worried about town reaction if he shuts down turbine
SCITUATE – Nine years after Scituate residents started filing complaints about the wind turbine on Driftway, and one neighbor filed a lawsuit to compel the board of health to declare it a nuisance, the board could take it up again. Board Chairman Douglas Whyte said he was worried he would be “harassed” if the board of health decided to stop the turbine because it would cost the town. The turbine sits 650 feet from the nearest home and has been . . . Complete story »
Scituate wind turbine to stop spinning at night this summer
Responding to years of complaints from neighbors that they can’t sleep at night because of the noise from the Scituate Wind turbine, the Scituate Select Board ordered the operation shut down at night – from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. – from mid-May to mid-October. The seasonal hiatus will cost the town about $96,000, according to data from Scituate Wind, the private company that owns and runs the 400-foot-tall turbine on town property under a contract with the town. Scituate Wind had . . . Complete story »
