Arent wind farms noisy?
Wind turbines create a whooshing noise when air passes quickly over the turbine blades as they rotate past the tower. Although this noise can be annoying to some people, most people dont have a problem with it, and live sufficiently far away that they never hear anything. It is the responsibility of municipalities to decide what regulations they pass with respect to wind turbine placement relative to roads, schools, houses, and other infrastructure. Problems can arise when wind turbines are constructed too close to a home, resulting in the noise levels at the location of the home to be greater than what is acceptable. This is why one of the most important steps in developing wind turbines in a community is to have strong municipal regulations to ensure that enough distance is kept between any nearby houses and the turbines themselves. In Nova Scotia, a comprehensive environmental assessment is completed in order to address issues such as noise, and to determine safeguards that will pro
