SCITUATE The wind turbine on Driftway will shut down for seven hours nightly from May 15 to Oct. 14.
The turbine sits just 650 feet from the nearest home and has been a source of complaints from neighbors since it started operating in March 2012.
The Scituate Select Board voted to pause the turbine during its meeting Tuesday night. The only dissenting vote was Tony Vegnani.
Board member Andrew Goodrich said he met with the turbine owner, Scituate Wind, along with Vegnani, and the company provided estimated costs to the town if the turbine were to be halted during parts of the day.
Shutting down the turbine for seven hours at night for six months will bring a total estimated cost of $96,000, which includes the revenue the town will lose from the turbine, as well as any payments the town had to make to the turbine owner for it not operating.