Falmouth Ground Zero Poorly Placed Wind Turbines USA

According to an August 2010 Vestas noise warning the Town of Falmouth hid for 5 years up to 200 residential home owners were exposed to up to 50 decibels of noise.

The World Health Organization in 2009 shows widespread complaints at 40 decibels and strong appeals to stop the noise at 50 decibels

Falmouth Officials Graded : Failure Wind Turbine Noise Health -Property Takings

Massachusetts and local officials filed lawsuit after lawsuit against victims -never addressed complaints

1. Identification of adverse public health that are to be avoided. Failure

2. Identification of population to be protected. Failure

3. The type of parameters describing noise and limit applicable to those parameters. Failure

4. Applicable monitoring method and its quality assurance. Failure

5. Enforcement procedures to comply with and achieve regulatory noise standards within a specified time frame. Failure

6. Noise emission control standards and emission regulatory standards.Failure

7. Identification of authorities responsible for responsible enforcement. Failure

A represents outstanding distinction and excellence. 90-100%

B signifies levels of solid accomplishment and goodness. 80- 89%

C signifies "average- simple, common, adequate but ordinary 70-79%

D represents results less than standard and/or mediocre- just passable 60-69%

F is a clear failure. < 59%
-It represents lack of effort/interest. It is a cause for deep concern.

A 2005 map done by an acoustical engineering company for the placement of commercial megawatt wind turbines according to a 2013 Massachusetts Clean Energy Center memo made mistakes and underestimated the noise levels of the turbines in the original study

The 2005 map also does not include the noise warning letter from Vestas wind company to the Town of Falmouth in August 2010. The warning stated the turbines generate 6 or more decibels higher than the specifications and the town takes on the responsibility placing the turbines too close to residential homes

The Town of Falmouth avoided the Special Permit 240 -166 process because it would require additional abutter notifications and hearings

The additional abutter notifications would result in the failure to construct megawatt wind turbines in Falmouth