2 Falmouth Wind Turbines Permanently Shut Down

FALMOUTH, MA – The Board of Selectmen voted this week to shut down two wind turbines operating within Falmouth. In the eight years since the first turbine went online, there have been nine lawsuits filed from abutters alleging health impacts due to the turbines.

Four selectmen backed a measure on Monday prohibiting the turbines from operating within town lines again, according to the Cape Cod Times. One of the turbines was shut down in 2015, while officials explored other avenues to keep the second turbine spinning.

Selectman asked the town manager to come up with two requests for proposals – one for land in another town that could be leased by Falmouth to relocate the turbines and another for someone to take ownership of the turbines, the Times reported.

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Photo not of the same turbine. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images