I certainly hope the Planning  Dept is  proposing  a wind turbine  ordinance to save  the dreamers from  folly. Perhaps they are trying to save you from having one folly  on your house.

This  map details  the wind in NH, it’s pretty  clear we  are a lousy spot for  windmills. In fact there are  really only a few places  in the USA where they are viable. They cost 6 figures, well over a  twenty year  return. You get no return with  no wind. I suggest you buy new windows which many homes sorely need.

Most  home turbines  require guy wires  and  a million dollar insurance policy. They have to stick waaay up above the trees. Most people have to  call a serviceman for  their  systems now . These are people that are going to monitor banks of batteries and control panels? A woman from the ” Village” was quoted  in the paper as saying  the new ones are small and are installed on your roof. The UK has tons of studies that show little output and lots of problems. The chimney  is often used as a mounting point. The stresses have  damaged homes and brought down  the chimney. If you do carbon  calculations these are losers measured  against output.

PSNH  had one over near the beach as an experiment,  the experiment is over.

Can we get serious  please? Change your  light bulbs, have some insulation blown in but don’t think about windmills.

Here is a link to a story on  a windmill in Kensington. The  owner concedes he has no appreciable wind, it’s very expensive, and he thinks it’s “neat” These people live out in the country.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080817/NEWS/808170365/-1/NEWS07

Thompson commented that not anyone would have the space for this type of windmill. Land is needed just in case the windmill were to topple over, 30 feet of clearance above trees is needed for the blades to turn, plus it is cost prohibitive. This windmill’s price tag was close to six figures.

Think bio mass . NH is the second most forested  state  in the US @ 80%

Yes, 80%