Industrial Wind Turbines May Result in $27 Million Property Value Decline

OCT 22, 2018 | Deb Hay, Resident-Seneca County| The Advertiser-Tribune

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

For every flawed study the Big Wind industry presents with no real loss of property value resulting from massive turbines, there are 10 more studies indicating that is definitely not the case.

Also, the setbacks (how far a turbine can be from a property) were in some studies much further than the 1,125 ft. setback required by Ohio law currently. Current Ohio setbacks (1,125 ft from the property) are the lowest in the four-state region and significantly lower than other European countries that require a 1.5- to 3-mile setback on average. Most states require a set-back distance of 3 times the turbine length for safety reasons (ref. 6, 8).

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References

  1. http://iiccusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Values-in-the-Wind.pdf
  2. http://docs.wind-watch.org/AGO-WIND-TURBINE-IMPACT-STUDY.pdf
  3. http://www.reco.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/Fall-2011-FINAL.pdf
  4. https://wfin.com/local-news/wind-turbine-damaged-by-storm-in-hardin-county/
  5. http://www.fightthewind.com/news/2016/2/18/hardin-county-commissioners-rescind-aez
  6. http://kirbymtn.blogspot.com/2008/07/safe-setbacks-how-far-should-wind.htm
  7. https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2015/09/23/do-wind-turbines-lower-property-values/
  8. https://docs.wind-watch.org/McCann-Setbacks-property-values.pdf
  9. http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2014/12/
  10. wind-farms-cause-property-value-to-tank-by-fifty-six-percent-in-vermilion-county-illinois/
  11. https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment
  12. https://www.zillow.com/erie-county-oh/home-values/
  13. https://ruralgrubby.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/chris-luxemburger-presentation1.pdf
  14. http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/cm–pub–api/api/unwrap/chamber/132nd–ga/ready–for–publication/committee–docs/cmte–s–energy–nat–res–1/testimony/cmte–s–energy–nat–res–1–2018-06-20-0230–1476/testimonykitson.pdf
  15. http://xray.rutgers.edu/~matilsky/windmills/throw.html
  16. http://www.greenwichneighborsunited.com/lte-by-van-wert-county-commissioner-todd-wolfrum-a-must-read-2/

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