Summaries

Wind power... It's green... It's good... Or is it? Windfall exposes the dark side of wind energy development when the residents of a rural upstate New York town consider going green.

Wind power... It's green... It's good... It reduces our dependency on foreign oil... That's what the people of Meredith, in upstate New York first thought when a wind developer looked to supplement this farm town's failing economy with a farm of their own -- that of 40 industrial wind turbines. Attracted at first to the financial incentives, residents grow increasingly alarmed as they discover side effects they never dreamed of, as well as the potential for disturbing financial scams. With wind development growing rapidly at 39% annually in the US, WINDFALL is an eye-opener for anyone concerned about the future of renewable energy.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • turbine
  • farm
  • wind
  • wind power
  • lowville new york
Genres
  • Drama
  • Documentary
Release date May 6, 2010
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Lowville, New York, USA
Production companies Double Wide Media Cat Hollow Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $6504
Opening weekend US & Canada $1780
Gross worldwide $6504

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 21m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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