Shirley Wind

Shirley Wind
Location of Shirley Wind in Wisconsin
Country	United States
Location	Shirley, Glenmore, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°21′25″N 87°56′51″W / 44.35694°N 87.94750°WCoordinates: 44°21′25″N 87°56′51″W / 44.35694°N 87.94750°W
Status	Active
Commission date	2011
Owner(s)	Duke Energy
Power generation
Units operational	8 Nordex 2.5 wind turbines
Nameplate capacity	20 MW

Shirley Wind is a wind farm in the Shirley section of Glenmore, Brown County, Wisconsin. The site, which opened in 2011, includes nine Nordex 2.5 wind turbines, each about 500 feet (150 m) tall. Originally developed by We Energies it is owned by Duke Energy.^[1] Following studies conducted in 2013, ^[2] the Brown County Wisconsin Board of Health declared the Shirley Wind Farm a “human health hazard” in 2014.^[3][4][5][6] In 2015 the Brown County Wisconsin Board of Health said that there was insufficient scientific evidence to link wind turbines to illnesses experienced by residents. ^[7]

See also

• Wind power in Wisconsin
• Solar power in Wisconsin
• Wind power in the United States
• List of wind farms

References

1. "Shirley Windpower -Duke Energy". duke-energy.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
2. "Analysis: Politics drown out facts following Wisconsin wind noise study". midwestenergynews.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
3. "Analysis of Low Frequency and Infrasound at the Shirley Wind Farm". Wind Victims Ontario. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
4. "Duke Energy's Shirley Wisconsin Wind Development a "Hazard to Human Health" Declares Brown County Board of Health - Waubra Foundation". waubrafoundation.org.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
5. publisher. "Duke Energy's Shirley Wind Turbines Declared "Human Health Hazard"". bccrwe.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
6. Deandra Corinthios. "Brown County Wind Turbine Battle". NBC26. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
7. Doug Schneider. "County: Can't tie Shirley Wind Farm to health". Retrieved 17 April 2016.