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A FIASCO IN FALMOUTH
Concerned about possible missteps when developing wind energy projects? The story of Falmouth's municipal wind turbines is instructive
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BY CHRISTOPHER R. VACCARO SPECIAL TO BANKER & TRADESMAN
"The town of Falmouth had admirable goals when it installed the turbines, but it underestimated adverse effects on nearby residents and their resolve to fight the nuisance. According to the neighbors’ attorney Christopher Senie, the town “accepted a technology offered by the industry that fits in areas much less densely populated, where wind energy developers have thousands of acres to work with, and much greater setback distances from homes.”
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Today Wind 1 sits idle in the Cape Cod breeze. Wind 2 continues to operate under court imposed restrictions, but it faces the same legal challenges that put Wind 1 out of business. The town’s cost to decommission or relocate the turbines would be exorbitant. In hindsight, Falmouth should never have placed giant wind turbines so close to homes."
