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KING CITY, MO. -
Wind farms might reduce air pollution. But, one neighbor in King City, Missouri says they're a major source of noise pollution.
Now, the man is suing the operators of Missouri's first wind farm.
If wind farms are the nation's future, Charlie Porter says look out. He calls them a nightmare especially when he tries to go to bed at night.
Porter has been raising horses for 15 years in King City. He says the first 13 were peaceful. But, two years ago, he says he got some noisy neighbors, 27 wind turbines that look like giant airplane propellers.
"They sound like giant jet propellers," said Porter. "It just drives you crazy, especially at night when you're trying to sleep, you'll wake up with a headache."
And, it's not just the noise that Porter can't escape from in his own home. When the sun sets, shadows from the turbines create a flickering strobelight affect on his walls.
"It's like somebody turn the light switch on and off just non-stop," said Porter.
Because Charlie's property sits right in the middle of the wind farm, he's offered to sell his land, but the wind companies don't buy land, they lease it.
In a statement, the Wind Capital Group said, "We have tens of thousands of acres under lease and Mr. Porter is the only individual who has raised any concerns with our company."
In fact, the company said it's filed an injunction against Porter to keep him from harassing its employees. Though, Porter said it's he who lives under constant harassment.
"We had this place listed for a year, we couldn't find a buyer," Porter said. "If you was going to buy a quiet house in the country, you're not going to buy one in the middle of a windmill farm."
Porter's lawsuit doesn't ask to remove the wind farm. He knows that's not realistic. Instead, he's asking for money, the amount to be decided by a jury.
Now, the man is suing the operators of Missouri's first wind farm.
If wind farms are the nation's future, Charlie Porter says look out. He calls them a nightmare especially when he tries to go to bed at night.
Porter has been raising horses for 15 years in King City. He says the first 13 were peaceful. But, two years ago, he says he got some noisy neighbors, 27 wind turbines that look like giant airplane propellers.
"They sound like giant jet propellers," said Porter. "It just drives you crazy, especially at night when you're trying to sleep, you'll wake up with a headache."
And, it's not just the noise that Porter can't escape from in his own home. When the sun sets, shadows from the turbines create a flickering strobelight affect on his walls.
"It's like somebody turn the light switch on and off just non-stop," said Porter.
Because Charlie's property sits right in the middle of the wind farm, he's offered to sell his land, but the wind companies don't buy land, they lease it.
In a statement, the Wind Capital Group said, "We have tens of thousands of acres under lease and Mr. Porter is the only individual who has raised any concerns with our company."
In fact, the company said it's filed an injunction against Porter to keep him from harassing its employees. Though, Porter said it's he who lives under constant harassment.
"We had this place listed for a year, we couldn't find a buyer," Porter said. "If you was going to buy a quiet house in the country, you're not going to buy one in the middle of a windmill farm."
Porter's lawsuit doesn't ask to remove the wind farm. He knows that's not realistic. Instead, he's asking for money, the amount to be decided by a jury.
