Rolling Hills Wind, LLC (a subsidiary of Terra-Gen, LLC) is planning to develop the Rolling Hills Wind Project – a 250-megawatt project covering a 130 square mile area in the hills surrounding the Monastery. Leases have already been signed covering 17,169 acres in Jordanville and neighboring towns. All turbines would be within a 10-mile radius – half within 5.5 miles – of the Monastery.
Turbines generate both noise from mechanical components and aerodynamic noise from wind interacting with the blades, often louder in gusty or turbulent conditions—like the extremely windy conditions of Jordanville’s surroundings, as well as swishing or thumping, often worse at night and sometimes experienced as vibration or a pressure wave. At a distance of 2 miles, especially in a quiet setting, the noise will be clearly heard inside buildings.
If allowed, this project would very likely mean hearing the noise of a dozen wind turbines every moment that you spend there. If you live there as a monk or seminarian, it would mean hearing it every moment of every day. How can anyone find peace and worship silently in these conditions?
People living in proximity to wind turbines report numerous negative health effects: Noise, vibrations, and light contamination associated with the turbines cause sleep disturbances, nausea, headaches, dizziness, fatigue, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and cardiovascular symptoms (e.g. heartrate changes).
If you are able, please consider signing and sharing this petition. There is a lot more information on the petition page as to why the Monastery is against this. These wind turbines would not be creating jobs in the area nor would they be benefitting the local community.
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