What is known about the interaction of wind turbines and birds?
According to the US Department of Energy, wind energy’s impacts are “quite small”. Out of every 10,000 birds killed by all human activity, 0.75 deaths were associated with wind turbines. By comparison, household cats were responsible for 1,000 deaths. Birds are a concern that will be investigated relative to the potential wind turbine locations, and various studies will be conducted as part of the KCW development and permitting process to determine if they pose any cause for concern.
