- Not really! Although it’s natural for some people to be worried about noise if a wind farm is
being built near them, evidence shows it isn’t a big problem.
- People visiting wind farms are often surprised at how quiet they actually are because they may have read
or seen exaggerated stories in the media.
- The Scottish Executive carried out a public opinion survey showing that concerns about noise are often
unfounded.
- It found that before construction of the Scottish wind farms studied, 12% of people living near the sites
thought that the noise of the turbines would be a nuisance, but afterwards, when people had experience of the
wind farm working, only 1% thought they were noisy.
