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In reply to the discussion: OCOTILLO WIND TURBINE THROWS OFF MULTI-TON BLADE, PROMPTING WORLD-WIDE SHUT DOWN OF SIMILAR TURBINES [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,219 posts)is that the 'stray voltage' '1000 times normal' is 'in the home'. This is not, however, about a fault in the electrical system of the people's homes, or the transmission system. It's about a turbine generator approximately a mile away. What ground current do you think is being measured in that case? What do you think the normal value is? And how do you think a generator that far away is an unwanted current to ground inside someone's home?
This is why we think the invocation of 'stray voltage' is meaningless crap, invoked by a journalist who doesn't know what it means, but wants to pander to their right wing NIMBY readers, and so throws any old accusation at the wind turbines, hoping it will impress someone. Notice also that in #147, LB claims this 'stray voltage' can cause cancer. That is a horrible example of fear-mongering, and without foundation.