That night in April, though, a number of people told APC members that the county was making a mistake by shunning renewable energy and essentially casting a vote for the coal and fossil fuel industries.
That litany continued Monday morning, this time as a last-ditch plea to the three county commissioners. Why are we taking this step? Tim Strueh, who lives near Linden, close to the Montgomery County line, was among residents who pushed for the ordinance — the second in the past dozen years aimed at wind turbines.
In , Tippecanoe County set zoning restrictions that demanded setbacks of feet from neighboring properties without turbines and at least 1, feet from dwellings. Proponents also argued about the potential harm to property values for homes that wind up in the shadows of wind turbines.
Commissioner Tom Murtaugh sided with residents, saying the ban was not a county statement against sustainable energy.
The multidisciplinary team from Purdue Extension Community Development , Purdue Center for Regional Development and Purdue Department of Agricultural Economics analyzed areas where wind farm projects have and have not been located and examined socio-economic conditions that have resulted since the wind farms were or were not installed and made operational.
Researchers ultimately wanted to understand the dynamics within counties that lead to a decision to support or oppose utility-scale wind generation. Writer: Kami Goodwin, kami purdue. Sources: Michael Wilcox, wilcox16 purdue.
Department of Energy estimates. But with the growth of the industry brings questions, too. How much energy can it produce? And is it even a reliable source of power? For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we talked with experts to answer your questions about wind power. To find out what they said, keep reading. Wind turbines work much in the same way that hydroelectric power works: It uses kinetic energy to create electricity.
The motion of wind rotates the large blades of the turbine, which in turn rotates a rotor in the square box at the top of the turbine, called a nacelle. A generator in the nacelle uses this motion to produce electricity, which then travels down the shaft of the turbine and into underground power lines, eventually making its way to collector lines along the electric grid. In the Midwest, a single wind turbine produces about 2.
Indiana is a desirable state for wind power companies, Danielson said, which may mean increased investment in the coming years. The northern part of the state benefits from gusts blowing off of Lake Michigan, but there's another reason energy companies want more wind in Indiana: the state is also on the edge of two major electric grids.
Other skeptics of wind energy are worried about an impact on local bird populations, which Kharbanda said is an oversized concern. However, other concerns regarding noise and frequency levels have some scientific grounding, as well as support among Hoosiers. The group cited concerns with noise and frequency levels as well as a potential decrease in property values. Opposition has also sprouted up throughout the state in Tippecanoe, Whitley, Howard, and DeKalb counties.
Tipton County zoning codes allow for wind turbines to be placed 1, feet from homes. According to the citizens group, many houses will be within one mile of up to 10 turbines, each with a blade diameter equal to that of a Boeing The zoning codes are similar in Benton and White counties.
In White County, where Thompson and his family live, regulations also limit the noise level of a non-commercial wind farm to 60 decibels, measured from the nearest home. The promise of wind energy has also sparked some interest among school corporations, with six schools around the state now housing turbines.
Northwestern School Corporation in Kokomo installed a foot turbine last year. School officials acknowledge the initial costs are high but say in the long run, the district will realize significant savings. A less expected benefit of wind farms to some Indiana counties has included an increase in tourism. Last year about 1, people visited Benton County and participated in wind farm tours conceived and coordinated by Kepner.
Money from the tours pays for promotional materials and improvement of the tour areas. For them, the growing number of windmills merely provides relief from the monotonous scenery. But for some Hoosiers, they signal a change in their lifestyles, businesses and communities for years to come. We have 30 acres we would like a wind turbine to our power and help the environment.
Our house is on top of a hill, we always have wind. In the Wildcat I Wind Farm, several homeowners have been very vocal about the noise, which they describe as like a jet engine, and property value loss.
By asking a leaseholder in Benton County about living with turbines, of course he would do it again. I was hoping this article would be an objective look at wind development in our state. I suppose if you used zero electricity, you could complain and I would definitely side with you.
But, you DO use electricity, in some amount, I assume so this is the price that must be paid. Industrial wind turbines are being irresponsibly sited too close to homes in Indiana, and the result is health problems for the unfortunate neighbors who had no choice but to be unwilling hosts to the wind industry.
Wind turbines are about twice the height of the the turbines first erected around in Indiana, but the setbacks have no changed, and that is not safe or fair to non-participants. I just could not depart your site before suggesting that I actually enjoyed the standard info a person provide to your guests? I would like to know what is involved on one of your tours.
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