Do you think that West Colzium and Crosswoodburn is an acceptable location for a wind farm? Illustrative comments Answer “Site is exposed - windy, site is close electricity users - less transmission costs, and the site is relatively well secluded.” Yes
“It's far enough away.” “I think they look nice.” “Wind turbines are unsightly and spoil the landscape. They don't work unless there is wind. They can be dangerous. It is claimed that at times the national grid can't cope with their output.”
No
“Wind farm proposal will have damaging impact on Pentland Hills landscape – visually, culturally and ecologically.” “It's a waste of time and money.” “Don't have enough knowledge of the area to form an opinion.”
Undecided
“Don't know where it is.” “Can see both sides.”
A full listing of verbatim comments can be found in the appendices. 2.7
Figure 2.6 illustrates the proportion of respondents that think the number of turbines proposed for the site (23 turbines) is acceptable. Figure 2.6: Acceptability of Number of Turbines Proposed
Is the number of turbines proposed for the site (23) acceptable to you? 60%
57%
Base: 355
40%
19%
23%
20%
1% 0% Yes
No
Undecided
Not answered
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