AFCL reply to Freeborn Wind’s Motion to Exclude
September 18th, 2018
Whew, quick response to Freeborn Wind’s Motion:
Here’s their Motion:
20189-146448-02_Motion to Exclude Untimely Filing of Frank Kohlasch
From here, it looks like they’re trying to weasel their way into a 1 dBA “wiggle room” to add onto the state’s 50 dBA limit. Ummmmmm, no! No way is that supported by the record, and really, there’s already a 3 dBA “margin of error” built in, supposedly, well, so says Freeborn Wind’s expert Hankard!
Here’s the MPCA letter they’re so up in arms about, but wait, it’s nothing new!!!!
Freeborn, you know all about ambient sound noise modeling, we discussed it for how many hours in the hearing? Good grief…
Here are the MPCA’s noise standards:
September 18th, 2018 at 3:52 pm
I read the Kohlasch letter. It’s good that the MPCA is weighing in but I don’t understand the basis for the 1 dbA above the standard business. I don’t think the MPCA or other regulatory bodies have authority to adjust the numbers in this way. Am I missing something?