[GOP_Proud]

Do they make a lot of noise?

Judging by that pic it looks like you would barely see them when the folliage is full.

I live in the neighborhood of a large chemical plant so what do I know? I have a great view of the stacks out my front door, but it was there when I moved in so that tells you how much it bothers me. Not much.

[LisaS]

In that picture, the turbines are 1/4 mile from the house and are relatively short at 265 feet high. The new towers are typically 320+ feet. Decibel readings 280 ft from the turbine are 60-65 dBA. At thousand feet further away, the reading at the rear of the house are is 50-55 dBA.

But worse, the low frequency noise penetrates the home with doors and windows tightly closed and storm windows installed. There is no way to escape the noise.

Interestingly, wind and renewable energy plants are being targeted for rural communities first. In most cases, people live in/move to these areas with no expectation of having a plant built on their ridgeline or in their face. You made a choice to move to where you live - others may make different choices.

My biggest complaint is that the amount of electricity produced is inconsequential and does not justify building the plant. Compare a 600 MW gas-fired plant to a 30 MW wind facility where the 30 MW wind site sits on 70 acres of ridgeline. Sheesh - it doesn't make sense. Especially considering the fact that wind runs on average at 25-30% capacity.