We propose 35 dBa at nighttime and 40 dBA daytime to avoid negative impact to persons living near industrial wind turbines. The county proposes 50 dBA at all hours which is equavalent to trying to sleep with a person having a conversation in your bedroom.

Sariak & Sorensen. Analysis of Throw distances of detached objects from horizontal-axis wind turbines

Brouwer et all. Towards analyzing risk to public safety from wind turbines

Wind Turbine Noise and Human Health: A Four-Decade History of Evidence that Wind Turbines Pose Risks

World Health Organization and Nighttime Noise Guidelines for Europe: Section 3.4 Wind Turbine Noise: Recommend less than 40 dBA during sleeping hours.

The WHO guidelines for community noise recommend less than 30 dBa in bedrooms during the night and less than 35 dBa in classrooms.

Read this article on the 2010 Nissenbaum study of Maine wind energy projects that concluded that noise emissions of IWT disturbed sleep and caused daytime sleepiness and impaired mental health in residents living nearby.

The Board of Adjustment voted 3 to 1 to DENY the Red Rock wind project!