[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.

[newgeezer]

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

Yeah, let's build a few more of those and drive up the price of natural gas even further and faster.

to a 30 MW wind facility where the 30 MW wind site sits on 70 acres of ridgeline. Sheesh - it doesn't make sense.

That depends on which ridgeline you're talking about, doesn't it? It may not make sense in a populated area but, out here in rural Iowa, the turbines bother no one but the most extreme naturalists.

MidAmerican Energy is getting ready to build another 310 MW farm, and the land "used" is negligible and scattered (not a contiguous plot). No one will miss a few stalks of corn here and there.