wind turbine cases raise question about Beaufort County turbine ordinance

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wind turbine cases raise question about Beaufort County turbine ordinance

Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Steed ( More Entries )

Beaufort County has a weak solar "farm" ordinance, but no wind turbine ordinance. We do not have any wind turbines now but they have started to appear in NC counties northeast of us. This is important because wind turbines can cause physical and economic harm to citizens living near them and to wildlife, especially birds.

Appellate courts in at least three countries as well as several US states have recognized the liablity of wind companies for harm to citizens living nearby. Just last week, in the latest case, the High Court in County Wexford, Ireland, a wind farm company admitted liability after a 12 day hearing for noise, vibration, and shadow flicker causing a couple to be unable to live in their home a kilometer away from a wind farm. The court will now decide the couple's damages. They are seeking money damages for loss of use of their home, money damages for health impacts, and an injunction to shut down the wind farm.

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/03/14/wind-farm-owners-admit-liability-to-nuisance-claims-made-by-wexford-couple/

Legislation is now pending in Arizona to ban wind turbines within twelve miles of property zoned as residential, which would ban them from 90% of the state.

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/03/14/wind-farm-owners-admit-liability-to-nuisance-claims-made-by-wexford-couple/

In Europe, conservative Bavaria imposes the greatest setback from residential property, which is ten times the height of the turbine. For the current generation of turbines, that means more than two kilometers. This restriction was imposed beginiing i 2016.

https://stopthesethings.com/2016/05/26/german-wind-farm-backlash-begins-bavarias-high-court-confirms-2km-setback-rule/

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John Valley said:

( March 24th, 2025 @ 10:31 am )

I wish people would get this upset over the 5G towers and chemicals being sprayed above us 24/7.

I don't understand it

Concerned Taxpayer said:

( March 23rd, 2025 @ 7:11 pm )

Human health is an important reason to regulate wind and solar energy production by strong county ordinances. THere are toxic substances involved in both as well as the harmful effects of the operation of wind turbines.

Another reason is to make sure these things get cleaned up when they are no longer functional. Hurricanes and tornadoes can shatter a wide area of wind turbines, scattering shards of glass as well as toxic substances. When they wear out, there needs to be a bond posted to cover decommisioned them and removing them.

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