The township zoning resolution includes annual renewal of the permit,=20
and requirements for repair/removal within months of not being=20
operational, or not meeting all the requirements. We have had in the=20
area (not out township 2 neighboring resident's complaints. One was for=20
reflection/flickering from the blades of a 30' high vertical axis=20
"Windspire" turbine where the houses are on city sized lots. The other=20
was a noise complaint from a small (maybe 10' diameter blades)=20
horizontal axis turbine on maybe a 50 tower. The noise regulations were=20
for not to exceed city street noise, and it was under 40 db. Not found=20
in violation of zoning.

Our local Rural Electric Power company has 5 privately owned smaller=20
turbines connected. The efficiency ranges from 3 (the vertical axis=20
WindSpire) - 15%. that is actual power generated/rated power. Some of=20
these might have been still in the testing stage. The power company uses=20
an actual power generated meter and buys at wholesale rate. The building=20
use is billed at normal rates.

On 6/24/2011 3:02 PM, Mark E. Skeels wrote:
> Around here (northern Il) a concern that has stopped installation in
> some locals is what happens to the turbines when they fail, wear out,
> etc. The owners make no provision to remove them, if I recall correctly.
>
> Hmmm. does that make sense?
>
> Mark Skeels
> Engineer
> Competition Electronics, Inc.
> TEL: 815-874-8001
> FAX: 815-874-8181
> www.competitionelectronics.com
>
> On 6/24/2011 1:30 PM, Carl Denk wrote:
>   =20
>> No, not funny, but very interesting. I recently participated in out
>> township zoning commission formulating zoning regulations to regulate
>> wind turbines. Some of the topics included: fall zones, ice shedding,
>> rescue of workers from high places, noise, reflection, and flickering.
>> Then just yesterday, near Mansfield, Ohio, the county commissioners were
>> concerned with the large/overweight trucks delivering 200 large turbines
>> to a new turbine farm.
>>
>> On 6/24/2011 12:49 PM, Mark E. Skeels wrote:
>>     =20
>>> I am sure this is not funny.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> On 6/24/2011 11:05 AM, Carl Denk wrote:
>>>
>>>       =20
>>>> "Wind Turbine Failure"
>>>>
>>>>         =20
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