Saturday, April 27, 2013

Problems with Renewable Energy

Towns sometimes jump into renewable energy projects and not all the implications of the project are considers. For Scituate and Kingston Massachusetts, the residents that are located by the wind turbines that were placed, are not pleased with the negative effects that they are feeling. The top complaints are the noise and the shadow flicker effect that happens when the sun cuts through the blades at a certain angle. The stories below give more insight to the feeling for the residents near the turbines and the steps that the town to take. 



This video shows an example of the shadow flicker that is present at one of the houses located near the Scituate Turbine. 

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