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Turbines-Court-SCADA system

Who controls the Falmouth wind turbines ? What happens in the event of an emergency ? How long does it take to shut down the turbines after notification ?   How many people are aware the turbines are controlled from New Jersey ?   Commercial wind turbines have local systems called SCADA , Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. This computer system offers full remote control and supervision of the wind turbines.   Falmouth has a Massachusetts Supreme Court written injunction against operating the turbines.   Why is there no remote control of the wind turbines from the local town hall or emergency services ?      This is the court order for shutting down the wind turbines ORDER
By order of the court, preliminary injunction shall issue until further order of the court.
  1. The Town of Falmouth, its Selectmen, agents and persons acting in concert shall be
restrained from operating the Wind Turbines located at the Waste Water Treatment
Facility except during the hours of 7am to 7pm, every day of the week except Sunday.
This schedule shall commence on November 22, 2013. Additionally, the same parties
shall be restrained from operating said turbines in any fashion on the following limited
dates: November 27, 2013; December 25, 2013; and January 1, 2014.
  2. The mitigation plan proposed in Building Commissioner Gore’s affidavit shall be
implemented forthwith.
3. The Defendant Abutters shall be allowed to submit to the Building Commissioner written
proposals for sound and pressure mitigation.
  4. The parties shall submit a written status update on mitigation efforts seventy-five days
from this Order.
________________________
Christopher J. Muse
Justice of the Superior Court
Dated: November 21, 2013

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