Braithwaite v Pinnacle Wind: WV PSC Staff memo
John Auville, Staff Attorney WV PSC|March 28, 2012
The memo, prepared by a West Virginia Public Service Commission staff attorney, recommends the PSC investigate the noise complaints filed at the Pinnacle wind energy facility. Pinnacle Wind LLC has asked that the complaint be dismissed.
The memo, prepared by a West Virginia Public Service Commission staff attorney, recommends the PSC investigate the noise complaints filed at the Pinnacle wind energy facility. Pinnacle Wind LLC has asked that the complaint be dismissed.
Based on information provided by US WindForce LLC, an industrial wind developer, the WV Public Service Commission granted permission to construct a 23 turbine wind project on the Allegheny Ridgeline above Keyser, West Virginia. The project uses 2.4 megawatt Mitsubishi wind turbines which the project owner was quoted as admitting they "have never used them around homes," adding, they "didn't know they made this much noise."
The turbines have had a very negative impact on several families residing near the turbines.
Keyser resident Richard Braithwaite filed a formal complaint with the WV Public Service Commission against Pinnacle Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy.
Project owner, Pinnacle Wind, LLC, requested dismissal of the complaint. The PSC Staff however, recommends the case proceed.
The full text of the Initial Joint (Public Service Commission) Staff Memorandum can be accessed by clicking the on the link(s) at the bottom of this page.
