45 decibel is not safe
Novey said a 5 decibel safety buffer
town was pressured in allowing a 45 decibel limit.
This is not a safety buffer. Noise will exceed 40 decibels. 5 or 6 turbines will be shut down at night for noise cautions. Many will hear them, feel them, more will see them.
quiet rural nightime is 20 dBa
quiet rural area is 40dBa
normal conversation is 45 tp 60 dBa
all from the State Planning Office Tech Bul #4 May 2000
The WHO stated that the recommended noise level outside the dwelling should be no greater than 40dBa so that the inside will be at 30dBa
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Comment by DarrylMueller on November 10, 2010 at 11:30am
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Noise! The real way to make people understand the noise is to here it in person. Every one that hears the noise is just shocked! And say I had no idea they made so much noise! Wind is not the answer, and will never give cheep surplus power. Cheep power is the answer not wind!
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Comment by alice mckay barnett on November 10, 2010 at 9:00am
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Woodstock, Bethel, Newry, Greenwood and Hanover have become a very attractive area to people seeking habitat close to Maine's four season recreational opportunities and the solitude provided with a relatively, remote area. I know this because I work with an area home-builder and despite the lousy economy, sales are brisk.
The idea of placing wind turbines within the view shed of homes and diminishing the recreational enticement factor associated with these views is counter-productive.
The towns of Bethel, Newry and Greenwood are looking at the matter of industrial wind turbines. I'm certain a study on the impacts to view-sheds will be addressed.
The DEP " tangible benefit " section of the application will not address this issue. They are handicapped by state law. I can only hope this area of Maine isn't risking it's growth potential for a few quick bucks and even fewer jobs.
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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