Mayflower Wind Falmouth Onshore Electric Cables Public Forum

Falmouth Massachusetts

Proposal; Place buried onshore electric cables exceeding the output of Pilgrim Nuclear Plant in residential zoned locations

Concerns: Health, Safety, Real Estate Devaluation, and Loss of Business

The Town of Falmouth’s Wind Energy Systems WES bylaws 240 -166. The Special Permit process includes transmission, storage equipment, substations, transformers, service and access roads, and one or more wind turbines.

Power substation noise levels in decibels and human annoyance frequencies from the onshore electric substation.

Traffic study for summer residential population over 100,000 and Falmouth Hospital routes during 2 years construction.

Loss of business, hotels, motels, and local commercial losses due to ongoing construction.

The direct impact on homes' home values is in a negative way by placing industrial/commercial power in residential locations.

Notification by Falmouth to the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association ( MIIA ).

Electric magnetic field, EMF, studies for 40 years since 1979 show a relationship to Childhood Leukemia

Falmouth Electric Magnetic Field Technical Memo, October 28, 2020, shows EMF levels as high as 500 Milligausss directly above the cables.

Notification to Abutters the establishment of an electric, ROW, right of way which includes the width and EMF readings.

EMF levels are higher directly above these buried cables than aerial cables of the same voltage.

The documentation of EMF levels prior to construction and future EMF levels.

Negotiations on a "Community Host Agreement" with the wind company since November 2020 with town officials.