Legalectric

It’s out, Xcel Energy’s post-construction wind noise monitoring report, and as predicted, as they were WARNED HOW MANY TIMES, it’s over the permitted noise levels. Here’s the poop:

And here’s the important part:

And validation that what we were warning them about, their bogus use of 0.5 ground factor, is skewing the modeling so that it understates the noise:

And what does the site permit say:

Develop a plan? Yes, and here’s the plan:

PULL THOSE OFFENDING TURBINES OUT OF THE GROUND!

The plan? Xcel must do noise monitoring for each of those turbines not covered by these studies to demonstrate it is complying with the noise limits, and if not:

PULL THOSE OFFENDING TURBINES OUT OF THE GROUND!

I’m fed up with the excuses and pandering to first Invenergy, and then Xcel Energy. Ever since the ALJ’s initial recommendation, recommending that the permit be DENIED because they had not demonstrated they could comply with the noise standards…

WE WON!!! ALJ Recommends Freeborn Permit be DENIED, or… May 14th, 2018

… and here we are, years later… still at it, the same old thing, they’re TOO NOISY!

FREEBORN WIND IS TOO NOISY! How many times, how many ways, did we tell you, warn you, provide you with clear documentation… well, DOH! FREEBORN WIND IS TOO NOISY!

This is not rocket science, it’s just basic sound, and here’s the crux:

Commissioners, you’ve been putting people off for too long. People have been living with unreasonable and unrelenting noise, so that’s the plan:

PULL THOSE OFFENDING TURBINES OUT OF THE GROUND!