Wind Turbine for Stanage

© Alan James
A planning application to erect a private wind turbine next to Stanedge Lodge, which is on moorland neighbouring the Stanage/North Lees Estate, to the north west of Stanedge Pole, is now in its later stages. The turbine is being proposed to replace a noisy diesel generator and will be nearly 10m high with three 2.75m long blades. The whole structure will be painted grey and black.

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27 Nov, 2004
Don't know what the stance of this threads originator is but I wholeheartedly am for it replacing something that churns out shite Si
27 Nov, 2004
Turbines are cool - they make you feel ok about flicking on the light switch
27 Nov, 2004
Don't want to put a damper on your enthusiasm, but the giant ones are an eyesore, visible for miles, equally noisy and kill lots of birds. Hopefully, this is a relatively small one (13m high). I've never heard the 'noisy diesel' generator on the moor. The grouse will have to learn to fly lower. Solar panels would have been less intrusive. How much power is the owner selling?
27 Nov, 2004
I doubt it will be that obtrusive. The house is probably half the height of it already. If that size generator was placed alonside a lot of farmhouses there would be little complaint from most people and they would not have cables on poles going for miles across the countryside. Undergrounding is rarely an option when it costs probably £20,000 to get to a farm.
27 Nov, 2004
It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for!
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