Saturday, November 24, 2012

Lowell Wind: Noise caused by wet snow on turbine blades

News
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.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"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.