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November 16, 2017

Vermont struggles with new wind power noise rules

  • The rules set a daytime limit of 42 decibels of sound from turbines near a home and 39 decibels at night.
  • By WILSON RING
    Associated Press

    MONTPELIER, Vt. — An effort by Vermont utility regulators to settle the long-standing, contentious issue of how much noise neighbors of industrial wind projects should be subject to ended up upsetting both proponents of wind power and those who say the noise poses a health risk to people who live near turbines.

    Proponents of using industrial wind projects as part of Vermont's long-term goal of getting 90 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2050 say the new wind rules will make achieving that goal more difficult, if not impossible.


     
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