By MARIA CALABRESE, North Bay Nugget | www.nugget.ca
Wind projects of more than 50 kilowatts that generate noise must be at least 550 metres from the nearest residence. The Trout Creek project would consist of up to four wind turbine generators each ranging from 1.5 to 3.0 megawatts, and a maximum sound level of 106 decibels. That’s about the same volume as a snowmobile or motorcycle.
Trout Creek residents are circulating a petition to call for a moratorium on wind projects, including one on nearby Crown land, until the impact on health and the environment are studied.
“I grew up here, and I just don’t feel this is going to be something positive for Trout Creek or Laurier Township,” Patricia Brown said Thursday during a break from distributing pamphlets promoting a public meeting next week. Brown said residents are unaware of the local project, and the meeting is meant to head off a similar event a week later organized by Schneider Power Inc., the California-based company behind the project.
Nipissing MP Jay Aspin and Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, who are both scheduled to speak at the meeting, have called for a stop to proposed wind projects until Health Canada completes a study examining the risks to people living nearby. A call to Schneider Power was not returned Thursday. read article
IWTs, some basic information
PROPELLER
Maple seed flight path-Science Photo Library
http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/98383/view
winged seed/propeller blade. This natural technology goes back eons and was copied by humans.
POLE
Poles must go back a ways too.
GENERATOR
Michael Faraday built the first electric generator, the “Faraday disk” in 1831
http://www.woodengenerator.com/History-Electric_Generator.html
Those who persist in telling the public that IWTs are NEW technology are either ignorant or liars.
IWTs & CO2
If IWT/IWTs are are only operating on thier own and NOT connected to the grid then it can be claimed that they displace a given amout of CO2
IWT/IWTs that are CONNECTED to a power grid will NOTdisplace any or very little CO2 as they require 24/7 spinning fossil fuel backup for use/power production for when the wind goes down or ceases.
Again ignorance or lies required to make the CO2 displacement claims.
Ask the wind developers if they intend their IWT projects to be connected up to the power grid or not.
Tornado Climatology
The US is the world’s tornado capital because of the unique juxtaposition of the north-south Rocky Mountain range and the moisture source from the Gulf of Mexico. Similar geography does NOT exist elsewhere.
The tornado season migrates north to the Great Lakes and the Canadian border by late June and July.
Southern Ontario just happens to be in the Great Lakes region. Wind developers and politicians need to get their facts straight about tornados and lightning flashes here/Ontario when it comes to IWT safety issues.
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/socasp/weather1/golden.html
“That’s about the same volume as a snowmobile or a motorcycle”. The sound you can hear, is annoying. The low frequencies you cannot hear-the ones the wind companies fail to tell you about; are the harmful ones that cause verious serious ill health effects; which often leads to death.
Wind companies and the government know this. They play a deceitful game and hope the public doesn’t catch on until after the turbines are built.
Ha! Ha! Economics 101
…just give Mr. Energy Minister – a minute
‘[excerpt] The Industrial Electricity Incentive (IEI) proposes to give businesses bringing new investment and jobs to Ontario a 25 per cent discount on their hydro bills.
“The program will help create new jobs for Ontarians through incentives that attract significant new industrial investments and encourage existing companies to expand their operations,” claims energy minister Chris Bentley.
Under the IEI, eligible businesses can qualify for contracts of up to 20 years for electricity at $55 per-megawatt-hour, including transmission and delivery charges, compared to the normal rate of $75 per-megawatt-hour.
Set to roll out in January 2013, the program is aimed at big business, with those looking for cheap rates required to make a $250-million investment in new technology, products or processes.
While the program has the potential to attract new industry to the province, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) Ontario vice-president Ian Howcroft said the lofty guidelines may act as a barrier for up-and-comers.
“I think you’re limiting the number of companies,” Howcroft said of the $250-million requirement. “There’s going to be many companies that aren’t able to (take advantage) so we still have to find opportunities and solutions for them to better deal with the trend of higher electricity rates.”
Existing businesses can qualify for the reduced energy rates, according to the Ministry of Energy, granted they are expanding their operations.
According to the minister, existing companies don’t need the same level of investment, but he couldn’t offer concrete specifications.
“We’ll work out the details, but any business that’s expanding is going to be able to benefit from the discount price,” Bentley said. “You might not make any extra capital investment (because) you’ve already got the facility there.”
He also said the program will not be subsidized by current hydro consumers because it will use surplus energy created in Ontario.
That power is often exported to neighbouring states or provinces.
How the program will effect this surplus energy usage also remains unanswered.’
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/general/ontario-offers-cheap-power-but-few-details-69224
Another scheme designed to shift the cost of power on to small,mid-sized business and consumers. A way to keep companies that use large amounts of power from moving to places that have cheaper power prices. Was this idea hatched here or in Europe as this has shown up there too?