Large wind turbines require a large amount of energy to operate. Other electricity plants generally use their own electricity, and the difference between the amount they generate and the amount delivered to the grid is readily determined. Wind plants, however, use electricity from the grid, which does not appear to be [...]
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A RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD: WHAT IT WILL REALLY COST AMERICANS
Abstract: Renewable energy—harnessing the power of the wind and the sun—sounds wonderful until confronted with the facts. While wind and sun are indeed free, turning their energy into consumer-accessible electricity is not. Nor is it easy. Wind power must be used at the moment the wind is blowing— which it generally [...]
Is wind the answer to dependance on foreign oil?
According to the June 16, 2010 report of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the net generation of electric power from all sources in the United States was 311,933 thousand megawatthours in March of 2010. Petroleum products amounted to less than 1% of that total–see details below.
Here’s the report, [...]
DeKalb County wind farm lawsuit moves forward
The wind farm was the subject of a Tribune story this March that highlighted the health complaints of residents living near the structures. Residents who live near the turbines, which are about 400 feet high from blade to tip, have complained of sleep disturbances, illnesses and vertigo from strobe-like flashes produced [...]
Testimony of Michael McCann on property value impacts in Adams County IL
June 8, 2010 by Michael S. McCann CRA
Summary:
Certified appraiser Michael S. McCann submitted this testimony to the Adams County Board, Adams County Illinois in reference the impact of industrial scale wind energy development on residential property. Mr. McCann’s testimony provides a detailed explanation of the impacts he [...]
Wind power the most expensive
I read with concern the Sun Journal articles, op-eds and letters on wind power.
I work for wind power constructors all across America as a project controls consultant and have been in the power industry for the past 30 years. Let me offer some observations before this paper and others rush to support jamming wind towers [...]
Property values blowing in the wind
Sales records show that Cape Vincent has had a steeper decline in residential property sales than its neighbors and real estate professionals are starting to blame proposed wind power developments.
“People do not want to buy near windmills,” said Amanda J. Miller, owner of Lake Ontario Realty, Dexter, who specializes in waterfront property [...]
Listening to wind farm noise concerns
Constructively engaging those with concerns is surely the most likely path to positive resolution, though that approach is also challenging, as the small island community of Vinalhaven, Maine is discovering. There, the community-owned electric coop is purchasing power from three new 1.5MW turbines. Since the project [...]
Are Wind Farms a Health Risk?
A study of families living near wind farms found nature’s energy might not be so healthy.
Wind energy is blowing hot right now. Nationwide, wind farms are bringing in renewable energy and jobs, such as in Montana, as detailed in “Propelling Growth.” Overall, wind turbines in the United States generated 52 billion kilowatt hours in 2008, [...]
Call for 2km ban on wind turbines
An expert on sleep disorders will tell a North-East conference this weekend that wind turbines should not be built within two kilometres of homes to avoid health problems.
Dr Chris Hanning, a retired NHS sleep disorder specialist, is one of a number of experts due to speak at a conference in Darlington on Saturday.
Turbine’s shadow casts doubt over prison security
A WIND turbine producing electricty for 4,000 homes is to be switched off in the early mornings because it irritates jail inmates and interferes with security sensors.An energy firm agreed to stop the three-bladed turbine on the 260ft tower next to Whitemoor Prison at March, Cambridgeshire, because of security concerns.
Wind turbines stir up bad feelings, health concerns in DeKalb County
Months have passed since anyone has waved hello to one another in Waterman or Shabbona in rural DeKalb County. Some people claim they’ve even stopped going to church to avoid having to talk to former friends. “It’s gone. The country way of living is gone,” declares Susan Flex, who lives [...]
Lee County Informed hosts wind turbine forum
ASHTON — A group of more than 100 area residents gathered at the Mills and Petrie Building on Saturday afternoon to hear the negative impact of having wind turbines in the area. A group of representatives from the DeKalb area, as well as attorney Rich Porter spoke to those gathered for more than two hours.
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Wind Turbine Syndrome: Study of Adverse Health Effects Published
PR-inside–Dr. Nina Pierpont, a pediatrician and population biologist in Malone, NY, announced the publication of her book-length study: “Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment.”
In interviews with 10 families living 1,000 feet to 4,900 feet away from recently built industrial-size wind turbines, a “cluster” of symptoms was revealed: from sleep disturbance, which affected [...]
Wind Turbine Syndrome
Further evidence-based research is needed to confirm health problems associated with wind turbines and to devise effective buffer-zone regulations and sound-cancelling technologies. Until then, I say NIMBY!
Jess Dancer, EdD, is professor emeritus of audiology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
