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12/2/18, 12'06 PMAnother Voice: State Sierra Club endorses Somerset-Yates wind project – The Buffalo News
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By Bob Ciesielski
The New York State Sierra Club’s Atlantic
Chapter Executive Committee unanimously
endorsed the Apex Clean Energy Inc. wind
project in Town of Somerset in Niagara County
and the Town of Yates in Orleans County as
environmentally sound.
In early October, Apex made its first
presentation of turbine siting and studies
concerning the project and addressed an array
of issues including property values, siting of
turbines, environmental questions, jobs, the
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availability of tax and community financial
benefits to towns and school districts, and the
approval process itself.
Some 47 Vestas 4.2-megawatt turbines are
proposed for a capacity of 197 megawatts.
According to farmers and landowners, they
will be paid substantial royalties for turbine
leases, which will help keep farming profitable
and maintain the agricultural nature of the
region. The agrarian productivity of the leased
parcels will be maintained up to the turbine
towers.
There have been more than 10 major studies in
the United States and Canada of property
values near wind turbines. These studies show
that after construction, there is either no loss
of value or a slight increase in value due to
increased economic activity, taxes and
community benefit payments from the
turbines.
The proposed sites for the turbines were
presented. The homes and businesses of all
nonparticipating landowners would be greater
than 1/3 mile away from the closest turbine.
The property lines of all nonparticipating
landowners are more than 650 feet from a
turbine. Barker Central School would be
located more than a mile from the turbines.
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Sound from the turbines will not exceed 45
decibels outside any nonparticipating
residence or business. This level of sound is
the equivalent of background from an air
conditioning system in a large school hall, as
displayed at the Oct. 2 public presentation.
Regarding birds in the area, Apex is required to
meet all federal and state bird and wildlife laws
and regulations, including the federal Bald and
Golden Eagle Protection Act and the
Endangered Species Act. As of 2016, more than
250 studies have been made of birds and wind
turbines nationwide. Studies indicate that
wind projects located in migration paths, such
as along the Texas Gulf Coast and other Great
Lakes, can and are being constructed in ways
that avoid any unusual or elevated levels of
impact.
The Sierra Club sees the development of
sustainable, renewable energy as necessary.
The threat of climate change is highlighted by
the recent report from 13 federal agencies.
Independent studies find that fossil fuel
production causes many more bird losses than
wind turbines per generated megawatt of
electricity.
Bob Ciesielski, of Buffalo, is energy committee
chairman of the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter.
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