Mike Nelson of Albany described the sound, at three and a half miles away, as a cross between a helicopter and high winds blowing through the trees. Others called it "unbearable," loud enough to be heard inside of homes up to two miles away.
November 24, 2012 by Robin Smith in Caledonian Record
LOWELL -- Wet snow on turbine blades during windy conditions caused the roaring sound that drew complaints about the Lowell wind turbines on Nov. 3 and 4.
The noise, which at least 21 neighbors described as unbearable, began early in the morning of Saturday, Nov. 3, and continued into the next evening.
The neighbors wrote a letter of complaint to the Vermont Department of Public Service, which acts as the electricity consumer advocate for the state.
This week, Green Mountain Power spokesman Robert Dostis said that the noise was caused by the weather conditions, which caused wet snow to build up on the blades during windy conditions. It created noise because of the angle and speed of the blades, he said.
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1 comment:
"the noise was caused by the weather conditions"
Really? So, the turbines just happened to be in the same area and they were innocent bystanders.
Wind farms want local zoning officials to ignore noise standards whenever turbine noise exceeds limits due to adverse weather conditions.
Can you imagine being pulled over by the Chaumont village cop for doing 50 mph and telling him you couldn't help it because it was raining.
Duh! If weather conditions create problems for a wind operator, then they should adjust their operations so that noise levels are compliant with local law. It's what all of us do every day.
Don't just keep flying through Chaumont, take your foot off the accelerator, dummy.
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