Comments on: Stiff Opposition to Wind Farms as State Moves to Take Control of Siting http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/ turning the tide upstate Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:18:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Itchy http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54396 Itchy Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:11:09 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54396 Most of WNY electric is supplied by corporations, but there's good precedent for municipal electric: Fairport Electric, which has supplied "Public Power" to it's customers, at lower rates than the for-profit utilities (RG&E), since 1901. Most of WNY electric is supplied by corporations, but there’s good precedent for municipal electric: Fairport Electric, which has supplied “Public Power” to it’s customers, at lower rates than the for-profit utilities (RG&E), since 1901.

]]> By: Sahar Massachi http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54389 Sahar Massachi Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:23:14 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54389 Agreed. Is it true that Wind Farms take little to no upkeep? What I want to see is a municipal wind farm plan. Towns could pony up the money for erecting the windmills, but they'd be in control, and pass all the savings back to the citizens in terms of lower energy costs due to less overhead. Agreed.

Is it true that Wind Farms take little to no upkeep?

What I want to see is a municipal wind farm plan. Towns could pony up the money for erecting the windmills, but they’d be in control, and pass all the savings back to the citizens in terms of lower energy costs due to less overhead.

]]> By: The Lonliest Monk http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54383 The Lonliest Monk Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:31:37 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54383 www.dutchhillwind.com Read the economic impact report. It is beneficial to the fledging upstate economy, so I'm for it. All of the complaints advocated by wind farm opponents are aesthetic in nature. Concerns about bird migration is refuted by placing the turbines farther apart than in nothern california, where it was documented. Ice throw is literally one in a million if a person is within 1000 feet of the turbine all the time, and since icing only occurs 3% of the time you can do the math. The noise isn't that irritable, you tube "wind turbine" and listen for yourself, and as for shadow flicker, that's what blinds are for. Perhaps these people would prefer a coal power plant, or a nuclear power plant. They are not only ugly and harmful to the environment, but they actually cost money to generate power, unlike wind turbines. Time to buck up people, wind power is a viable resource and we should use it. http://www.dutchhillwind.com

Read the economic impact report. It is beneficial to the fledging upstate economy, so I’m for it. All of the complaints advocated by wind farm opponents are aesthetic in nature. Concerns about bird migration is refuted by placing the turbines farther apart than in nothern california, where it was documented. Ice throw is literally one in a million if a person is within 1000 feet of the turbine all the time, and since icing only occurs 3% of the time you can do the math. The noise isn’t that irritable, you tube “wind turbine” and listen for yourself, and as for shadow flicker, that’s what blinds are for.

Perhaps these people would prefer a coal power plant, or a nuclear power plant. They are not only ugly and harmful to the environment, but they actually cost money to generate power, unlike wind turbines. Time to buck up people, wind power is a viable resource and we should use it.

]]> By: Sahar Massachi http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54378 Sahar Massachi Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:18:52 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/16/state-approves-two-wind-farms-moves-to-take-control-of-siting/#comment-54378 I think Wind farms are a great idea, and subsidies, in theory, make sense, since windmills are valuable not just for the electricity they create, but for the coal plants they don't create, but they normally get paid just for the former feature. I don't like the idea of state control in general, but as far as I know now, that's the only way to get around stubborn town NIMBYism. I'm afraid that corporations are going to abuse this to bilk the government. Good thing Spitzer is in charge: I'd be much more worried about corruption if, for example, Joe Bruno had any say in all this. I think Wind farms are a great idea, and subsidies, in theory, make sense, since windmills are valuable not just for the electricity they create, but for the coal plants they don’t create, but they normally get paid just for the former feature.

I don’t like the idea of state control in general, but as far as I know now, that’s the only way to get around stubborn town NIMBYism.

I’m afraid that corporations are going to abuse this to bilk the government. Good thing Spitzer is in charge: I’d be much more worried about corruption if, for example, Joe Bruno had any say in all this.

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