- We can only hope
- And where is Justice Ginsberg when we need her* – she liked use of foreign law
- And where are Lady Bird Johnson’s acolytes – you thought billboards were ugly, these damn things are ugly, wasteful, harmful and not seriously green
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/03/26/its-a-disaster-aussie-noise-nuisance-court-defeat-panicking-renewable-energy-investors/
Excerpt via Watts Up With That
One of Australia’s biggest renewable energy investors says a court’s decision to uphold complaints against a Victorian wind farm could have “dramatic” and chilling effects on the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.
Alinta boss Jeff Dimery, whose company is one of Australia’s biggest private energy providers, said the ruling by Victoria’s Supreme Court would be a “shock” to companies planning to invest billions of dollars in new wind farms.
In its decision, the court backed claims brought against the 106MW Bald Hills wind farm in the south east of the state by neighbours who argued they were unable to sleep because of noise from the project.
Justice Melinda Richards ordered the project’s operators to switch off parts of the wind farm at night until the noise levels could be reduced to an acceptable level.
She also told the operators to pay aggrieved neighbours more than a quarter of a million dollars in costs and damages.
Mr Dimery said the decision would send “ripples” of doubt through the renewable energy industry across the country given the potential precedent it sets for other wind farms.
He said the longer-term implications were potentially significant, noting the ruling could scare away developers by making wind farms harder to build and less financially attractive.
“It’s a disaster,” Mr Dimery said.
“This is a pretty dramatic outcome, I have to say.
“This court decision certainly changes the risk appetite for investors.
“I think there’ll be some fairly serious ramifications off the back of this.”
Related reading — Biden wants to bring one to your neighborhood because that is the only way adequate non-fossil fuel driven energy could be had
BIDEN’S ‘WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF FOSSIL FUELS’ IS A PRIMARY CAUSE FOR SHORTAGES AND INFLATION
Neighbors say noise from wind turbine has made them miserable.
Ten Major Disadvantages of Wind Energy.
https://howgreenisthis.org/library/human-impact/
