Falmouth Wind Turbine Video Reveals Health -Property Taking Secrets

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The Secret History of Wind One, Falmouth, MA an Interview

WindTurbineSyndrome

Published on Sep 11, 2016
Wind One is a megawatt wind turbine owned by the Town of Falmouth, MA, USA, manufactured by Vestas, erected in 2010 and now in a permanent state of shut down for lack of zoning permitting and neighbor complaints.

New England's Anti-Turbine activist Frank Haggerty is interviewed by Falmouth resident David Moriarty about Wind One, its history and current status, and the alleged machinations of a local town government with federal and state regulators, with turbine industry lobbying. After being in storage for years the turbines were bought and the public officials involved allegedly collude to have the turbine installed and operational with no zoning permits in place.

Massive hundreds of feet high structures erected near a public highway and residential neighborhood with no public comment in order to power the town's municipal waste water treatment plant as a cost cutting measure. The situation became known as "The Falmouth Effect" and is ongoing today, with legal challenges winding its way through the state courts

Former Assistant Town Manager Heather Harper in charge of wind turbine installations since 2005: “We took on a huge risk and I think we were successful but we're a large community and I think we can take on that risk.”-- ( Town took a gamble and lost )

Board of SelectmenMinutes of June 6, 2011, Board Discussion. Brent Putnam asked Mr. Menge about dBs as they relate to sound. Mr. Menge clarified that 10 dBs is perceived as a doubling of sound. He said that measurements were taken at a frequency of 12 because lower than that would produce no audible sounds. No measure of vibrations was taken.

( Town Had Vestas noise warning letter hidden since 2010. Turbine almost twice as loud a GE turbine )

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The following letter was hidden from the public for five years after 2010 .The Town of Falmouth always knew the turbines were twice as loud as those used in decibel noise mapping: The Falmouth wind turbines are 7 dbs louder than those used in GE model.

August 3, 2010
Mr. Gerald PotamisWasteWater SuperintendentTown of Falmouth Public Works
59 Town Hall SquareFalmouth, MA 02540
RE: Falmouth WWTF Wind Energy Facility II "Wind II", Falmouth, MA
Contract No. #3297
Dear Mr. Potamis, Due to the sound concerns regarding the first wind turbine installed at the wastewater treatment facility, the manufacturer of the turbines, Vestas, is keen for the Town of Falmouth to understand the possible noise and other risks associated with the installation of the second wind turbine. The Town has previously been provided with the Octave Band Data / Sound performance for the V82 turbine.
This shows that the turbine normally operates at 103.2dB but the manufacturer has also stated that it may produce up to 110dB under certain circumstances. These measurements are based on IEC standards for sound measurement which is calculated at a height of 10m above of the base of the turbine.
http://www.windaction.org/post...

Falmouth Email Shows Wind Turbines 6-7 Decibels Above Studies:
Brian Hopkins Vestas Representative
email:Fri 5/28/2010 1:48
PMBrian Hopkins brhop@vestas.com
RE: Sound / Feasibility Studies
TO: Wiehe, Stephen, cc Duijvesteijn, Olle; Yanuskiewicz, Francis
“Steve, I don’t believe I saw a feasibility study for Falmouth other than Site Plans.
Was a sound study updated with the additional turbine?
Does the information I provided in the octave band data support the conclusions that you are conservatvely within MA state sound regulations?
The table highlights the fact that V82 produces greater decibels when it reaches its stall regime beyond the IEC design standard at 95% capacity.
The table also helps recognize the effects of shear on the sound levels experienced at receptors which should also be considering with the sound study.
My email was lost from the time we did the first turbine so I don’t have a great record of information but do you have this decibel mapping for Falmouth?”
end email -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Questions over email :
Note # Question from Vestas: “Do you have this decibel mapping for Falmouth?”
The Answer: There appears to have been no answer to this Vestas email by either the Town or W&S (based on documents requested through discovery, and what has and has not been provided).
There never was any decibel mapping for the second turbine, or for both turbines operating together, as of the date of the Potamis letter accepting responsibility.
The concern of Vestas (accurate acoustical mapping) was apparently ignored.Note # It is important to note that the HMMH studies commissioned by the Town AFTER the distress was known acknowledged the maximum sound power level of 110dB(A) for the Vestas V-82, but inputted the averaged Octave Band Data of 103.2 dB(A) power into its projected sound pressures.
Thus, the HMMH studies are low by about 6-7 dB(A).Even so, both the main HMMH study and the supplement showed many instances of exceedances at the neighbors’ homes.
The Falmouth Select Board and Falmouth Town Meeting Members are aware of the above facts.
These facts make you the taxpayers of Falmouth liable for payments to wind turbine victims for the past six years.
There are up to 200 residential homes modeled in the CBI WTOP studies:“participants suggested that this group should carry out a survey of all 200 affected homes separately from the potential DPH study, in order to generate more quantitative data.”

Link to Youtube video

https://youtu.be/taQTNw7B-4U