An article in the New York Times which captures pretty well the kind of contempt and arrogance of the owner and designer of the Denning wind turbine project.
As more information has come out, it’s become clear that Mr. Hirsch’s project is just a vanity project and not green. Building a $360,000 structure (much of the price paid for by government subsidies) for 30 years of electricity works out to $1,000 of electricity per month. The system is not grid-tied and will not produce electricity for anyone else. Needless to say, any truly green person would not have energy needs like this (I use less than $10 per month in electricity, by comparison, using a high-efficiency gas generator. More gas will be used to set this wind turbine up than I will use over a lifetime of living in my cabin).
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There seems to be a delusion at play that enables Hirsch & his proxy to feel the project is somehow a great contribution to the public good & that they are both being victimized. I dropped the proxy a note (via his email address listed in the Townsman) stating fairly simply that they might offer a bit more respect to the community in dealing with us, but this idea couldn’t make it over the moat.
Ergo I must be contented with just being an added annoyance.