In several records, staff noted that wind
turbine noise exceeded regulations: ««Staff have attended at the complainants homes on multiple occasions... noise measurements were obtained... subjective observations were made by Provincial Officers... the conclusion of the POs were that the noise emissions from the wind turbines were causing an adverse effect contrary to S. 14 (1) of the EPA at the complainants locations...»
Not exact matches
Independent analysis demonstrated that the
turbines would not only
exceed the
noise ordinance as proposed by CMS and adopted by Mason County but that the
turbine noise would create widespread complaints and result in legal action by those subjected to this industrial development in a rural environment.»
Using data without a safety margin, such as mean values for a given
turbine model, measurements from a single
turbine, or «best guess» for future
turbines gives in principle a probability of 50 per cent that the actual erected
turbines will emit more
noise than assumed and that
noise limits will be
exceeded.»
Scott Stafford — Berkshire Eagle — August 10, 2014 CLARKSBURG — News that
noise coming from the wind
turbines in the Hoosac Wind project
exceeded state standards has some of the project's neighbors calling for action, and others shrugging their shoulders.
Post-operation, the numbers of bat deaths and bird kills far
exceed what was expected from the wind
turbines,
noise complaints are being made more frequently as a result of more powerful
turbines, and wind power companies have abused their approvals by removing trees from protected woodlands, for example, or placing
turbines on sites not consistent with the approvals.