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Large Scale Wind Turbines Public Feedback Presentation to PAC File #: P12-01 April 12, 2012
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Public Feedback Presentation to PAC File #: P12-01 April 12, 2012 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Public Feedback Presentation to PAC File #: P12-01 April 12, 2012 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Large Scale Wind Turbines Public Feedback Presentation to PAC File #: P12-01 April 12, 2012 Image released under Creative Commons Attribution license by Patrick Finnegan Background Public Open Houses in White Rock and South Berwick
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Background
- Public Open Houses in White Rock and South
Berwick – approx. 300 residents
- Questionnaire available at Open Houses,
- nline, and in Municipal office – 477
responses
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Who Responded
16.6 12.1 20.9 36.5 5.0 6.0 2.8 36.6 19.9 13.7 8.6 10.1 7.1 4.1
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 (%)
Questionnaire respondents by census subdivision 397 responses
Proportion of questionnaire respondents 2011 StatsCan population proportions
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Who Responded
20 15 10 5 5 10 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 and older Percent Age Class
Age profile for questionnaire respondents compared to Kings County profile 417 responses
Age profile for questionnaire respondents (median 53) 2006 StatsCan age profile for Kings County (median 41.7)
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How did they hear about questionnaire?
172 58 67 66 90
50 100 150 200 250 353 responses
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Concern over potential impacts
56 52 54 72 238
50 100 150 200 250
No Concern Mild Concern Medium Concern Strong Concern Extreme Concern
Response Count
Noise 472 responses
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Concern over potential impacts
139 82 49 67 127
50 100 150 200 250
No Concern Mild Concern Medium Concern Strong Concern Extreme Concern
Response Count
Appearance 464 responses
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Concern over potential impacts
93 52 48 85 184
50 100 150 200 250
No Concern Mild Concern Medium Concern Strong Concern Extreme Concern
Response Count
Safety 462 responses
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Concern over potential impacts
87 55 56 60 203
50 100 150 200 250
No Concern Mild Concern Medium Concern Strong Concern Extreme Concern
Response Count
Shadow Flicker 461 responses
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Concern over potential impacts
56 57 61 83 209
50 100 150 200 250
No Concern Mild Concern Medium Concern Strong Concern Extreme Concern
Response Count
Wildlife Impacts 466 responses
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Concern over potential impacts
Others
- Health (infrasound, sonic vibrations, EMFs,
ice throw, stray voltages)
- Property values
- Cost
- Decommissioning
- Interference with TV/radio signals
- Impacts from installation
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Importance of potential benefits
64 53 65 109 148
50 100 150 200 250
Not Important Mild Importance Medium Importance Strong Importance Extremely Important
Response Count
Reduced reliance on fossil fuels 439 responses
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Importance of potential benefits
130 92 108 57 37
50 100 150 200 250
Not Important Mild Importance Medium Importance Strong Importance Extremely Important
Response Count
Taxes from turbines 424 responses
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Importance of potential benefits
192 74 73 47 48
50 100 150 200 250
Not Important Mild Importance Medium Importance Strong Importance Extremely Important
Response Count
Economic benefit to land owners 434 responses
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Importance of potential benefits
133 89 83 68 57
50 100 150 200 250
Not Important Mild Importance Medium Importance Strong Importance Extremely Important
Response Count
Diversified local economy 430 responses
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Importance of potential benefits
130 90 72 61 74
50 100 150 200 250
Not Important Mild Importance Medium Importance Strong Importance Extremely Important
Response Count
"Green" image for Kings County 427 responses
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Importance of potential benefits
Others
- Opportunity for community investment
(COMFIT)
- Reduced GHG emissions
- Local economic development
- Stable energy future
- Forward-looking, progressive
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Development opportunities versus risk
47 90 220
50 100 150 200 250
“The Municipality should provide for maximum wind energy development...” “The Municipality should provide for moderate development…" “The Municipality should significantly limit wind energy development…"
Response count
357 responses
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Appropriate Locations
39 207 59 54 75
50 100 150 200 250
Not Sure Very Inappropriate Somewhat Inappropriate Somewhat Appropriate Very Appropriate Blomidon Peninsula 434 responses
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Appropriate Locations
38 237 60 49 45
50 100 150 200 250
Not Sure Very Inappropriate Somewhat Inappropriate Somewhat Appropriate Very Appropriate Valley Floor 429 responses
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Appropriate Locations
32 164 53 68 117
50 100 150 200 250
Not Sure Very Inappropriate Somewhat Inappropriate Somewhat Appropriate Very Appropriate North Mountain 434 responses
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Appropriate Locations
33 167 51 71 114
50 100 150 200 250
Not Sure Very Inappropriate Somewhat Inappropriate Somewhat Appropriate Very Appropriate South Mountain 436 responses
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General Comments
- Concerns
- Support for large-scale wind turbines
- Suggestions for regulatory approach
- Turbines are good, but should be away from
people
- Comments on the review process
- Calls for caution
- Emphasis on other renewables
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Provincial review Review project initiated Consultant hired PAC information meeting April 12 First Reading **Public Hearing** Second Reading **Questionnaire** Direction from PAC PAC review of draft amendments **Open Houses** Feb 29 & Mar 7 **Public Participation Meeting** Consultant presentation April 23 PAC recommendation to Council
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