ENVIRONMENTAL - ADVERSE IMPACT
WIND FARM FACTS UTAH
Peregrine Falcons, Bald and Golden Eagles,
and the California Condor will be all be annihilated.
The "wind farm" proximity to Zion National Park, which plays host to a number of threatened and endangered species, will undo many years of conservation.
Golden Eagle struck down by Wind Turbines at Altamont Pass - Livermore, California
When asked what the Wind Turbines would do
to our area's Bald Eagle population,
Wasatch Wind's 'ornithologist'
is quoted as saying,
'You don't have Bald Eagles ...'
He should have done his homework!!
BALD EAGLES DO LIVE IN NEW HARMONY, UTAH
contrary to Wasatch Wind's ornithologist
statement that we do not have Bald Eagles.
Wind Turbines are NOT
'green power'.
A Wind Turbine is a POWER PLANT.
Wind Turbines kill wildlife and adversely impact our environment on every level.
Commercial Wind Power Plants will decimate our deer herd.
Bumblebee (Harmony Mountain) is, among other things, a nursery for mule deer. It is a perfect place for deer to give birth and raise their young. Once there is an increase in human activity, the harmful turbine sound, vibration, and shadow flicker, the deer will no longer feel it is a safe place to raise their young. The proposed roads will cut across the top of Bumblebee and impact the deer. More roads built a higher kill ratio during hunting season, resulting with further decimation of the deer population.
Mule Deer family - New Harmony, Utah
What is the "carbon footprint"
of just ONE giant wind turbine?
To build just one turbine, uses a tremendous
amount of steel;
to ship it,
consumes hundreds of gallons of burning fossil fuels.
Wild Turkeys in New Harmony, Utah
When asked about the Wind Turbines'
adverse affects on birds:
Wasatch Wind's
Permitting Specialist, Lin Alder,
is quoted as saying,
"They're a death trap..."
Do these massive wind turbines REALLY help
save the planet?
NO.
CAUTION SIGNS POSTED IN AREAS OF WIND TURBINES -
Warn of High Voltage, Danger of Death,
Snow and Ice Falling from Blades and Towers,
Maintenance Activities,
High Winds, Lightning (see photo below)
Elk family - New Harmony, Utah
* The data below are gathered mostly from news articles, some from government and company documentation. The list includes proposed (and possibly rejected) as well as operating facilities. Ridgeline facilities described only by length instead of the whole area taken are not included.
According to "Permitting setbacks for wind turbines and the blade throw hazard," by Scott Larwood, presented at the 2004 California Wind Energy Collaborative Forum, University of California, Davis, the distance that turbines should be from each other for minimal wind interference is 3 rotor diameters when aligned perpendicular to the wind and 10 rotor diameters when parallel to the wind. This is also the spacing described by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and others. The minimum area required around each turbine in a single line where the wind is generally from one direction would therefore be 13d × 3d (where d is the rotor diameter). The minimum area in an array would be 10d × 10d.
For a stand-alone turbine, the area required would be a 13d × 6d oval at a site where the wind is generally from one direction and up to a 20d-wide circle to use the wind from any direction. Depending on surrounding features, very tall towers may allow reducing that area to some extent.
The GE 1.5-MW turbine, with a 70.5-m rotor span, therefore requires at least 48 acres per tower in a single line perpendicular to the wind (32 acres/MW) or 123 acres per tower in an array (82 acres/MW). Each Vestas V90 1.8-MW turbine, with a 90-m rotor, requires 78-200 acres (43-111 acres/MW). Tom Gray of the American Wind Energy Association has written, "My rule of thumb is 60 acres per megawatt for wind farms on land."
Note that larger turbines are not substantially more efficient than small ones, because they require proportionally more space.
&dagger Remember that capacity is different from actual output. Typical average output is only 25% of capacity, so the area required for a megawatt of actual output is four times the area listed here for a megawatt of capacity. And because two-thirds of the time wind turbines produce power at a rate far below average, even more (3×, perhaps, for a total of 12×) -- dispersed across a wide geographic area -- would be needed for any hope of a steady supply. back to "A Problem With Wind Power" [www.aweo.org]
FACILITY LOCATION
Snowflake, Ariz.
Altamont Wind Resource Area, Calif.
Montezuma Hills, Calif.
Colorado Green, Lamar
Prairie Wind, Colo.
Twin Buttes, Colo.
Winergy offshore, Del.
Cassia County, Idaho
Boone County, Ill.
Baileyville Wind Farm, Ogle County, Ill.
Big Sky, Ill.
Bishop Hill, Ill.
Crescent Ridge, Ill.
LaSalle Country, Ill.
Mendota Hills, Ill.
Rail Splitter, Ill.
Twin Groves Wind Farm, McLean County, Ill.
Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Franklin County, Iowa
Pomeroy Wind Farm, Pocahontas Cty, Iowa
Elk River, Kan.
Ford County, Kan.
Smoky Hills, Kan.
Spearville, Kan.
Cape Wind (off shore), Mass.
Harvest Wind Farm, Mich.
Huron County, Mich.
Muskegon, Mich.
Trimont Area Wind Farm, Minn.
Bluegrass Ridge, Mo.
Judith Gap, Mont.
Pierce County, Mont.
Ainsworth, Nev.
Colfax County, N.M.
Cherry Valley, N.Y.
Fenner, N.Y.
Gore Mountain, N.Y.
High Sheldon, N.Y.
Long Island Sound, N.Y.
Pierce County, N.D.
Velva, N.D.
Wilton Wind Energy Center, N.D.
Arlington, Ore.
Biglow Canyon, Ore.
Elkhorn Valley, Ore.
Shepherds Flat, Ore.
Forkston Twp., Pa.
Galveston Offshore, Texas
Desert Sky, Texas
Horse Hollow, Texas
Pampa Wind Project, Texas
Stanton, Texas
Wildorado Wind Ranch, Texas
Milford Wind Corridor, Utah
Sheffield, Vt.
Big Horn, Wash.
Desert Claim, Wash.
Hopkins Ridge, Wash.
Kittitas Valley, Wash.
Klondike II, Sherman County, Wash.
Lower Snake River, Wash.
Nine Canyon, Kennewick, Wash.
Wild Horse, Wash.
Mountaineer, W.V.
Bent Tree, Freeborn County, Wis.
Forward Wind Energy Center, Wis.
Kewaunee County, Wis.
Monroe County, Wis.
Evanston, Wyo.
Blue Highlands, Ont.
Sederglan Wind Farm, Alb.
Prince I & II Wind Energy Project, Ont.
Thunder Bay, Ont.
Codrington, Australia
Anse-a-Valleau, Que.
Stanstead Station, Que.
Dollar Wind Farm, Australia
East Otago, Australia
Macarthur, Australia
Horns Rev (off shore), Denmark
Butendiek (off shore), Germany
Duddon Sands (off shore), U.K.
London Array, Thames Estuary (off shore)
Walney (off shore), U.K.
E. Ayrshire, Dumfries, Galloway, Scotland
Beinn Ghlas, Scotland
Braes of Doune, Scotland
Lewis, Scotland
Novar, Scotland
Sutherland, Scotland
Windy Standard, Scotland
Carno, Wales
Makara Hills, New Zealand
Quartz Hill, New Zealand
ACRES or SQUARE MILES
7,000 acres
50,000 acres
6,800 acres
11,840 acres
7,000 acres
9,000 acres
67 square miles
4,500 acres
800 acres
5,000 acres
10,000 acres
25-30,000 acres
2,200 acres
25,000 acres
3,500 acres
11,000 acres
21,000 acres
2,110 acres
40,000 acres
8,200 acres
8,000 acres
5,000 acres
20,000 acres
10 square miles
24 square miles
3,200 acres
4,700 acres
8,000 acres
8,900 acres
7,000 acres
8,300 acres
72 square miles
11,000 acres
800-1,200 acres
1,200 acres
1,500 acres
1,700 acres
10,000 acres
8 square miles
72 square miles
3 square miles
8,000+ acres
14,000 acres
25,000 acres
10,000 acres
32,000 acres
7,400 acres
11,355 acres
15 square miles
47,000 acres
400,000 acres
12,000 acres
16,000 acres
40 square miles
3,000 acres
15,000 acres
5,237 acres
11,000 acres
6,000 acres
6,400 acres
94,900 acres
5,120 acres
7,500 acres
4,400 acres
32,000 acres
32,400 acres
603 acres
10,000 acres
7,800 acres
4,500 acres
3,900 acres
38.6 square miles
8,000 acres
1 square mile
18.5 square miles
3.5 square miles
7.8 square miles
300 square miles
21+ square miles
7.7 square miles
13.5 square miles
25.5 square miles
94.6 square miles
28.8 square miles
31 square miles
1.2 square miles
1,000 acres
45 square miles
1.2 square miles
10.6 square miles
1.4 square miles
2.3 square miles
21.2 square miles
11.6 square miles
