National Wind Watch

Wind is intermittent, highly variable, and not dispatchable. So it can be only an add-on to other, more reliable sources. And its low density means disproportionate materials and land/sea area requirements along with heavy-duty access roads and powerlines. wind-watch.org

Residents who live among industrial wind turbines in Arkwright, Cassadaga and Forestville (Bald Hill Wind) describe their symptoms of wind turbine sickness to the Chautauqua County Health Board. youtu.be/UwEp9hgyjSg

(archive: 2016) Effect of varying distances from the wind turbine on meat quality of growing-finishing pigs #POL: Abstract: This study was conducted to assess the effect of rearing pigs at three different distances from a wind… wind-watch.org/documents/effe… #windpower #windenergy

(video archive) Life with Industrial Wind Turbines in Wisconsin: Jim and Cheryl Congdon: By courtesy of Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan Interview with Jim and Cheryl Congdon, Horicon Marsh Advocates, Fond… wind-watch.org/doc/?p=1045 #windpower #windenergy

“If we waste our efforts on symbolic solutions instead of practical ones, we will create bigger problems.” —Andrew K. Gentile, “What’s the cost of banning fossil fuels?”, Vt. Digger, November 16, 2023 wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=11

(archive: 2017) Reproducing wind farm infrasound for subjective testing – Just how accurate is the reproduced signal? #AUS: In response to investigation of residents’ complaints concerning the operation of wind turbines,… wind-watch.org/documents/repr… #windpower #windenergy

Le totem des éoliennes #QC: Les habitants de la Mauricie qui s’opposent à la construction de 133 éoliennes dans leurs champs et leurs villages ne le savent peut-être pas, mais ils ne sont pas seuls. En pleine crise énergétique, ces… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/2… #windpower #windenergy

Wind turbine damaged at Lake Winds Energy Park in Riverton Township #MI: Friday the 13th proved an unlucky day for a Lake Winds Energy Park wind turbine north of Hawley Road last week. A nacelle in the tower somehow twisted 180… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/2… #windpower #windenergy

Proposed Henderson County wind farm ignites fight over rural identity #KY: A proposed wind energy project that could become Kentucky’s first utility-scale wind farm has sparked intense debate in Henderson County, where residents… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/2… #windpower #windenergy

Under the Radar | Under Radaren #DNK: This report examines how the green transition is experienced at close range by citizens, including how planning processes are circumvented and how considerations of democracy, civil rights, nature and local… wind-watch.org/documents/unde…

Latest from 100% fantasist Mark Jacobson and Stanford U Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering: Just double the size of existing turbines and ! twice the capacity! Just ignore the fact that larger turbines require more land, more space around them. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

(video archive) Wind turbines and their impacts on weather radar: WEEK 24 News: Wind turbines and their impacts on weather radar wind-watch.org/video-weather-… #windpower #windenergy

“The wind, as a direct motive power, is wholly inapplicable to a system of machine labour, for during a calm season the whole business of the country would be thrown out of gear. Before the era of steam-engines, windmills were tried for draining mines;… wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=1…

Wolfe Island wind turbine loses a blade #ON: An investigation is underway after a wind turbine on Wolfe Island lost a blade earlier this week. TransAlta, the operator of the island’s more than 80 wind turbines, confirmed the… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/2… #windpower #windenergy

Windrad-Flügel stürzt 140 Meter in die Tiefe #DEU: [15-ton rotor blade breaks off and crashes to the ground] Schockmoment in Bayern: Bei laufendem Betrieb bricht ein 15 Tonnen schweres Rotorblatt ab und kracht zu Boden. Ein lauter… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/1… #windpower #windenergy

OK wind farm operator gives up on Michigan wind project; opposition continues in OK #MI #OK: Nearly 6 years after announcing efforts to build a 50,000-acre wind farm in central Michigan, Apex Clean Energy, a renewable energy firm… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/2… #windpower #windenergy

‘Huge wind farm would be devastating for the island’ #IMN: Thousands of people are opposing plans for a major wind farm off the Isle of Man’s coast, claiming it will have a “devastating” effect on the island’s natural beauty. The… wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/2… #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2016) Refusal/Diúltú: North Meath Wind Farm #IRL: IARRATAS ar chead faoi alt 37E den Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt, 2000, leasaithe, de réir na bpleananna agus na sonraí, lena n-áirítear ráiteas tionchair timpeallachta… wind-watch.org/documents/refu… #windpower #windenergy

“Anybody trying to justify subsidies on the basis of jobs created is talking nonsense. Wind farms are not labour intensive.” —Anonymous “owner of several wind farms”, Telegraph, June 15, 2013 wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=33