Those problems have concerned her since she began investigating wind power two and a half years ago. That’s when Atlantic Wind Inc. erected an 80-metre tower in a field about 300 metres from her home to test wind speeds. The company is examining the possibility of erecting 20 to 27 turbines in the fields surrounding her home.

Other concerns — the potential health effects of proximity to high voltage power lines, the possibility of ice being thrown from the turbine blades, injuries to birds and bats flying into the blades or that the rotors could fail and be thrown from the turbines — led her to the conclusion that the county’s proposed setbacks are not adequate.