This page provides some
photographs and short movies of wind turbines in operation in
the field. The primary reason for having these here is the
short movies, because they allow you to actually hear the
turbines in action. Many people have concerns about noise and
visual impacts, and it is our hope that these short video clips
can in some small way help people make up their minds on this
subject.
These are actually two older
turbines originally installed in California. They were
reconditioned and updated by Energy Maintenance Services, a
South Dakota company (Gary, SD), and installed by EMS in late
2001. The turbines were commissioned on October 19, 2001, and
are currently feeding the local grid in Howard, SD.
Shot from a point about 150 feet
from the base of the nearest turbine. You will note that you
can hear the turbines, the sound is not loud; it sounds a lot
like wind in pine trees does.
For more information on Wind
Turbines
click here.
