Jupiter Wind Farm

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Please find Opposition Submission Attached

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Please see the attached document for details of our submission.

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This is an addendum to my submission.

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I am an active member of the Boro-Mt Fairy fire brigade and was involved in fighting the recent fires.

regards
Jane Keany

Please see attached formal DPI response for the above matter.

Objection attached, delayed due to fires

Wind Farm Objection
I gratefully acknowledge the response extension given to local residents and fire fighters involved in the recent local bushfires.
I have the following concerns about the proposed wind farm development.
I believe that the proposed development is likely to adversely impact on local land values, our rural lifestyle and potentially the health of residents around the wind farm, along with our wireless internet, mobile phone, radio and TV access.
The location of this proposed development is amongst a large number of rural residential blocks and it will impact a significant number of local residents with (according to the EIS) up to 323 households being affected by lost or reduced TV and Radio reception alone.
I am concerned about the height of the proposed towers, which would be the highest in the district and probably the country. Will the increased height of the wind towers cause a more widespread loss of TV, radio and mobile phone reception and a larger output of infra-sound emissions (sound that is below the limit of human hearing ie less than about 20Hz).
If the proposed development was to be approved, I am concerned about the end of the wind farms life cycle when the land holders may be left with wind towers, substations and/or transmission lines that the then wind farm owner does not (or is not able to) decommission. Will this be left to the local landholder to deal with?
I am concerned that tax payers will subsidise a foreign company's investment to build and operate the towers but the profits will go to overseas interests. I am very concerned that infrastructure of state significance would be owned and controlled by foreign interests.
I am very concerned about EPYC's "voluntary benefit sharing scheme". Has the Department investigated these agreements to ensure that they are fair and do not unduly, unreasonably or illegally remove the rights of any landholder.
I am very concerned about the high probability of disruption to TV and radio reception and to the mobile phone and wireless internet connections that so many of us in this area are forced to use due to lack of ADSL functionality. My best interpretation of the maps in the EIS indicate that my household does not receive any TV or mobile phone signals, both of which, at the moment, are received without any special antennas or amplifiers.
The EIS states "A total of 119 dwellings were identified in the potential interference zone for the Black Mountain broadcast tower near Canberra. A total of 111 dwellings and 93 dwellings were identified in the potential interference zones for the Mt Gillamatong and Knights Hill broadcast towers respectively. It is possible that some residents currently experience poor or marginal reception of the digital signals and therefore, they may be susceptible to interference from the project. For such cases, there are a range of mitigation options available to rectify difficulties encountered with television reception, and dwellings in the area may be eligible for the government funded satellite television service."

The EIS comments regarding loss of radio reception are "Any reception difficulties are likely to be easily rectified through the installation of a high quality antenna."

Why should the "potentially" affected 323 landholders personally, and/or through government subsidies "IF" they qualify, be paying to resolve any reception issues caused by the development only to receive a satellite service which is also susceptible to the loss of transmission caused by thick fog, heavy rain or other terrestrial influences.
If approved ,will the developer be required to relocate any towers that are installed in locations other than those indicted in their EIS such that there is no impact on additional households.
I have attached excerpts from the November and December 2016 Silicon Chip (Electronics) magazine editorials and mailbags which discuss the recent power issues in South Australia. Several of the contributions indicate that although the wind farms did not cause the storm, the unpredictable nature of the wind farm power output fluctuations was a significant contributing factor in the widespread blackouts across South Australia.
There is a growing body of evidence surrounding the adverse effects of infrasound. Does the developer have a plan to stop or minimise any infrasound emissions. These emissions have the potential to travel 10-20Kms from the source and are apparently capable of causing feelings of dread, apprehension or depression in susceptible individuals.
Our increasing dependence on electrical technology requires an increase in reliable base load power, which is not possible from solar or wind power sources.

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Please find attached signed copy of RFS letter (and attachment) with regard to the Jupiter Wind Farm.