Falmouth Wind Turbines Production Tax Credit Took Health

Political support for renewing the tax credit in the past guaranteed taking the health and property rights of citizens across the United States.

The Production Tax Credit provides a credit against federal income tax for producing electricity from wind turbines. This credit is known as the “production tax credit.”

The federal renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC) is an inflation-adjusted per-kilowatt-hour (kWh) tax credit for electricity generated by qualified energy resources and sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year.

The Production Tax Credit (PTC) helped wind turbine developers access the capital needed to build new wind projects but ignores the health and safety of millions of citizens.

The Town of Falmouth Massachusetts as an example installed two commercial wind turbines in 2010 and 2012 each rated at 110 decibels of noise requiring a setback of almost 3000 feet. In addition twenty-one, other towns deployed wind turbines in which neighbors describe the noise as torture.

Federal and state officials like kids at an ice cream counter handed out federal renewable electricity production tax credits to install two Falmouth wind turbines generating 110 decibels of noise each for a total of 113 decibels. This politically-connected town filled their cone with soft-serve from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection loan program and then illegally dipped it into the vast vat of taxpayer funding made available through the economic stimulus program (the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act or ARRA).

This is the warning letter the Town of Falmouth has kept from the public since 2010. The courts shut down both wind turbines in 2017:

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Source PDF file link bottom of page

SOLAYA A DIVISION OF LUMUS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

August 3, 2010

Wastewater Superintendent
Town of Falmoµth Public Works
59 Town Hall Square
Falmouth, MA 02540

RE: Falmouth WWTF Wind Energy Facility II 'Wind II", Falmouth, MA

Contract No. #3297

Dear (name intentionally left out),

Due to the sound concerns regarding the first wind turbine installed at the wastewater
the 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 I 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 ten meters above the base of the turbine.

We understand that a sound study is being performed to determine what, if any, impacts the
second turbine will have to the nearest residences. Please be advised that should noise
concerns arise with this turbine, the only option to mitigate normal operating sound from the
V82 is to shut down the machine at certain wind speeds and directions. Naturally, this would
detrimentally affect power production.

The manufacturer also needs confirmation that the Town of Falmouth understands they are
fully responsible for the site selection of the turbine and bear all responsibilities to address any
mitigation needs of the neighbors.

Finally, the manufacturer has raised the possibility of lee throw concerns. Since Route 28 is
relatively close to the turbine, precautions should .be taken in weather that may cause icing.

To date on this project, we have been unable to move forward with signing the contract with
Vestas. The inability to release the turbine for shipment to the project site has caused
significant delays In our project schedule. In order to move forward, the manufacturer requires

your understanding and acknowledgment of these risks. We kindly request for this
acknowledgment to be sent to us by August 4, 2010, as we have scheduled a coordination
meeting with Vestas to discuss the project schedule and steps forward for the completion of the
project.

Please sign in the space--provided below to Indicate your understanding and acknowledgment
of this letter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

CC: Sumul Shah, Lumus Construction, Inc.
Stephen Wiehe, Weston & Sampson
Brian Hopkins, Vestas
Town of Falmouth

Link to PDF file :

https://docs.wind-watch.org/Falmouth-Wind-II-warning-2010-08-03.pdf