Comments on: Community supports Westmills Wind Farm http://www.windenergyplanning.com/community-supports-westmills-wind-farm/ Renewable energy is essential to modern society - reducing harmful emissions from fossil fuels and making us more self sufficient. This site will explore what people are doing to help get us closer to a greener, renewable energy sourced world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Vicky Portwain http://www.windenergyplanning.com/community-supports-westmills-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Vicky Portwain Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:09:48 +0000 http://www.windenergyplanning.com/?p=3603#comment-2861 The wind farm is north - north west of the village of Watchfield (the predominant wind direction is from the south west - north east). There are individual residential dwellings in all around it within about 1 mile. If you are looking for examples of wind farms close to settlements - another wind farm popular with its local community is Ardrossan Wind Farm in Scotland within 1km of nearby properties. The wind farm is north – north west of the village of Watchfield (the predominant wind direction is from the south west – north east). There are individual residential dwellings in all around it within about 1 mile.

If you are looking for examples of wind farms close to settlements – another wind farm popular with its local community is Ardrossan Wind Farm in Scotland within 1km of nearby properties.

]]> By: Jim Cummings http://www.windenergyplanning.com/community-supports-westmills-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-2858 Jim Cummings Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:25:08 +0000 http://www.windenergyplanning.com/?p=3603#comment-2858 What a great model for wind development! getting local "buy-in" taken to the logical conclusion... I'm curious as to whether the farm is upwind or downwind of folks a half mile away? Or, are there people all around it? In all the debate about noise and setbacks, it's extremely rare that coverage includes this key piece of information. I look forward to following your coverage. What a great model for wind development! getting local “buy-in” taken to the logical conclusion…

I’m curious as to whether the farm is upwind or downwind of folks a half mile away? Or, are there people all around it? In all the debate about noise and setbacks, it’s extremely rare that coverage includes this key piece of information. I look forward to following your coverage.

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