Rosiere, Wisconsin

Rosiere was probably named by settlers from {{interlanguage link|Rosière|fr|Petit-Rosière}}, Belgium. The post office in Rosiere was established in 1871, and Charles Rubens (1827–1903) served as the first postmaster.{{cite book|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|page=238}}

In 1999, Rosiere became the site of the Rosiere Wind Farm, a wind power site that sits on {{convert|30.5|acre}} near the community.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102039/https://www.mge.com/environment/green-power/wind/rosiere.htm Rosiere Wind Farm], Madison Gas and Electric, (Archived March 17, 2018){{cite news|url=http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=809&yr=2009|title=MGE Celebrates 10th Anniversary of State's First Wind Farm|date=2009-07-07|publisher=Wisconsin Ag Connection|access-date=2009-07-08}} At its completion, the plant was the largest wind farm in the eastern United States and was built on land leased from landowners in the area.

Although the layout was intended to minimize the sound of the blades,[https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2744&context=facpub Wind Farm Layout Optimization Using Sound Pressure Level Constraints] by Tingey, E., Thomas, J., and Ning, A., IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Ogden, UT, Jul. 2015. doi:10.1109/SusTech.2015.7314339 two neighbors sued in 2004 over negative effects from the turbines.[https://www.protecttheflinthills.org/information/aproblemwithwindpower.pdf A Problem With Wind Power] by Eric Rosenbloom, protecttheflinthills.org, September 2006, page 14 of the pdf Other complaints about the turbines included shadows, poor TV reception, traffic, and the sickening of cows. Some health effects were thought to be a result of stray voltage.[http://s3.amazonaws.com/windaction/attachments/1810/lincoln_township-full_moratorium_report.pdf Final Report of the Township of Lincoln Wind Turbine Moratorium Committee] by the Town of Lincoln Wind Turbine Moratorium Study Committee, July 2, 2001 The turbines have not hurt residential property values.[https://energynews.us/2011/12/20/midwest/wisconsin-wind-farm-fears-fail-to-materialize/ Years later, Wisconsin wind farm fears fail to materialize] by Rick Chamberlin, energynews.us, December 20, 2011 Each turbine kills an estimated 1.29 birds and 4.26 bats per year based on 1998-2001 data.[https://docs.wind-watch.org/Howe_2002_wind-turbines-birds-bats-ne-wisc.pdf Effects of Wind Turbines on Birds and Bats in Northeastern Wisconsin] by Robert W. Howe, William Evans, and Amy T. Wolf, November 21, 2002, page ii (page 3 of the pdf), for comparison with other turbine projects, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20191230065444/https://www.fws.gov/cno/conservation/migratorybirds/Alta_East_Wind_Project/PDF_docs/AltaEast_BirdYear1_PCM-Report_July2015.pdf Post-Construction Avian and Bat Mortality Monitoring Alta X, LLC Kern County, California] by Andrea Chatfield, Ken Levenstein, and Guy DiDonato, Appendix C4. Fatality estimates for North American wind energy facilities., page 78 of the pdf (Archived December 30, 2019)

In 1984, the Massart Farmstead buildings were moved from Rosiere to Heritage Hill State Park in Allouez near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Seven buildings were relocated.

File:Rosiere Wind Farm - panoramio.jpg|Rosière Wind Farm

• Garden Township, Michigan on the Garden Peninsula, site of the Garden Wind Farm

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