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 (MW) wind turbines , each about 500 feet (150 m) tall. Originally developed by Emerging Energies LLC , it is owned by Duke Energy .
20-500: [REDACTED] Look up Shirley in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Shirley (novel) , an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë Shirley (1922 film) , a British silent film Shirley (2020 film) , an American film Shirley (2024 film) , an American biographical film about Shirley Chisholm Shirley (album) ,
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60-501: A 1961 album by Shirley Bassey "Shirley" (song) , a 1958 song by John Fred and the Playboys Shirley (TV series) , a 1979 TV series Shirley (manga) , a 2003 manga series People [ edit ] Shirley (name) , a given name and a surname Shirley (Dutch singer) (born 1946), Dutch singer and pianist Szhirley (born 1976), Danish singer Places [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] Shirley, Derbyshire , England Shirley, Hampshire ,
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120-586: A California station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division , US Other uses [ edit ] Shirley (horse) , an American Thoroughbred racehorse Shirley Institute , a cotton and textile research centre in Manchester Shirley Wind , a wind farm in Wisconsin, United States See also [ edit ] Shirley & Company , a 1970s disco group Shirley's World ,
140-418: A California station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division , US Other uses [ edit ] Shirley (horse) , an American Thoroughbred racehorse Shirley Institute , a cotton and textile research centre in Manchester Shirley Wind , a wind farm in Wisconsin, United States See also [ edit ] Shirley & Company , a 1970s disco group Shirley's World ,
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200-520: The Brown County Board of Health requested emergency aid from the state to assist families suffering from the effects of the wind farm. In January 2013, a study of the low frequency noise was completed, which showed that three of the houses studied had evidence of low frequency noise, but in only one house was that noise coming from the outside. However, the study could not conclude that the health effects experienced by local residents were caused by
220-408: The free dictionary. Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Shirley (novel) , an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë Shirley (1922 film) , a British silent film Shirley (2020 film) , an American film Shirley (2024 film) , an American biographical film about Shirley Chisholm Shirley (album) , a 1961 album by Shirley Bassey "Shirley" (song) ,
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#1732845332451240-471: The illnesses suffered by local residents. This decision was called into question after an Open Records request revealed that Xiong experienced migraines when near the wind turbines. She said: "The times I have been out there by the Wind Turbines, l get such migraine headaches, I think I should take some preventative Tylenol before I head out there." Migraines are a frequently observed symptom reported to
260-457: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley&oldid=1258200055 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shirley [REDACTED] Look up Shirley in Wiktionary,
280-416: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley&oldid=1258200055 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shirley Wind When the wind farm was built, the turbines were
300-558: The power to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation . In 2011, Duke Energy purchased Shirley Wind. * Data not available 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. In January 2012,
320-604: 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
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360-612: The town Shirley, Minnesota Shirley, Missouri Shirley, New York , a hamlet in Suffolk County Shirley, Erie County, New York , a hamlet Shirley Plantation , an estate in Virginia Shirley, West Virginia Shirley, Wisconsin Elsewhere [ edit ] Shirley, New Zealand , a suburb of Christchurch Shirley Island , Antarctica Shirleys Bay , in the Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada Transportation [ edit ] Shirley railway station (England) , in Shirley, West Midlands, England Shirley station (MBTA) , in Shirley, Massachusetts, US Shirley,
380-474: The wind farm. In October 2014, the Brown County Board of Health declared the Shirley Wind farm a "human health hazard", based on the complaints of local residents, becoming the first board of health in the country to make such a declaration. In December 2015, after reviewing studies and evidence, Brown County Health Director Chua Xiong declared that there was insufficient evidence linking the wind turbines to
400-563: 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 2009. The farm began commercial operation in December 2010, selling
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