abcde__edcba t1_izgpjc7 wrote on December 8, 2022 at 11:49 PM

Reply to comment by mini4x in Residents ‘Horrified’ Over Proposed Solar Farm Near Waltham/Lexington Line by ak47workaccnt

I have no skin in the game, I don't live anywhere near the place.

Have you ever heard the wining of a large power transformer when it's not in tip top shape?

I have. It can get quite loud, and it is not something you just have delivered in 2 days from amazon prime, even if you can afford the millions it costs to replace something like that.

bubalusarnee t1_izhw0zu wrote on December 9, 2022 at 5:36 AM

I am familiar with the sound.

I am also familiar with someone playing what if and getting other people to round-up in their imaginations something you know full well isn't loud, and isn't placed near houses.

Go ahead. cite me a dB range at 100 feet from the equipment.

We can wait. The info is out there, but the claim was yours. So can be the proof.

abcde__edcba t1_izkg1ur wrote on December 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM

I linked to plans above, but I guess a lof of people must've been using the direct links and they no longer works. You can still get to them from Lexington's website though

https://lexingtonma.viewpointcloud.com/records/67918 then click on the Files tab. You can download the same docs from there.

Take a look a the site plans you can see the distances, elevetaions, etc.

But that is not the only issue these people will deal with. Were it the only one, it'd be a non-issue really. There construction, maintenance, noise, drainage, etc. all to be taken into account when you live next to it.

You don't have to agree with me on whether they people are going to suffer or not, but I believe you and I do agree it's not just NOT be an issue at all.

By the way: the noise at 100ft at whatever dB is going to dependon on a lot of variables (other than distance), such as temperature, humidity, what's in between the source and the measurement location, altitude differences and whether it goes up or down the terrain matters too. So it'll very a lot, IF it happens (see I can even agree it might never be an issue). But if it does happen, it's not just clear cut with a simple calculation.