Shirley Wind
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| 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 |
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| 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 eight Nordex 2.5 wind turbines, each about 500 feet (150 m) tall. Originally developed by Emerging Energies LLC, it is owned by Duke Energy.
When the wind farm was built, the turbines were the tallest in the state of Wisconsin, and among the tallest in North America.
Following a study conducted in 2013, the Brown County Board of Health declared the Shirley Wind Farm a “human health hazard” in 2014. In 2015 the Brown County Health Director Chua Xiong said that there was insufficient scientific evidence to link wind turbines to illnesses experienced by residents.
Shirley Wind was originally developed by Emerging Energies LLC, a Wisconsin wind energy company. Emerging Energies had been looking to construct a wind farm in northeast Wisconsin since 2004. The permits were secured from the town of Glenmore in 2007.
In 2009, Emerging Energies sold a 90 percent stake in the project to Central Hudson Energy Group.
Construction on the wind farm began in April of 2009. The farm began commercial operation in December of 2010, selling the power to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
In 2011, Duke Energy purchased Shirley Wind.
Soon after the wind farm went into operation, local residents began complaining of health problems they said were caused by low frequency noise stemming from the wind turbines. Ultimately, over 75 local residents filed complaints with the Brown County Board of Health.
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