A control system for a wind turbine, the wind turbine configured to generate an acoustic emission during operation, said control system comprising: a communication device configured to receive at least one penalty notification identifying a penalty to be assessed based on the acoustic emission generated, wherein the penalty is represented in units of annual energy production or is an economic amount assessed to the wind turbine, and a processor coupled to said communication device, said processor configured to: calculate an acoustic emission level (x i) to be generated by the wind turbine based on the penalty and based on at least one of a power generated by wind turbine and an economic value attributed to the wind turbine, while maximizing a difference between the output power or the economic value of the wind turbine, and the penalty such that a maximum net utility of the wind turbine is generated, wherein the net utility is an amount of power generated by wind turbine 100 and/or an economic value attributed to wind turbine based on the amount of power generated by wind turbine; and adjust at least one characteristic of the wind turbine to cause the wind turbine to operate at the calculated acoustic emission level (xi). a communication device configured to receive at least one penalty notification identifying a penalty to be assessed based on the acoustic emission generated, wherein the penalty is represented in units of annual energy production or is an economic amount assessed to the wind turbine, and a processor coupled to said communication device, said processor configured to: calculate an acoustic emission level (x i) to be generated by the wind turbine based on the penalty and based on at least one of a power generated by wind turbine and an economic value attributed to the wind turbine, while maximizing a difference between the output power or the economic value of the wind turbine, and the penalty such that a maximum net utility of the wind turbine is generated, wherein the net utility is an amount of power generated by wind turbine 100 and/or an economic value attributed to wind turbine based on the amount of power generated by wind turbine; and adjust at least one characteristic of the wind turbine to cause the wind turbine to operate at the calculated acoustic emission level (xi). calculate an acoustic emission level (x i) to be generated by the wind turbine based on the penalty and based on at least one of a power generated by wind turbine and an economic value attributed to the wind turbine, while maximizing a difference between the output power or the economic value of the wind turbine, and the penalty such that a maximum net utility of the wind turbine is generated, wherein the net utility is an amount of power generated by wind turbine 100 and/or an economic value attributed to wind turbine based on the amount of power generated by wind turbine; and on the penalty and based on at least one of a power generated by wind turbine and an economic value attributed to the wind turbine, while maximizing a difference between the output power or the economic value of the wind turbine, and the penalty such that a maximum net utility of the wind turbine is generated, wherein the net utility is an amount of power generated by wind turbine 100 and/or an economic value attributed to wind turbine based on the amount of power generated by wind turbine; and adjust at least one characteristic of the wind turbine to cause the wind turbine to operate at the calculated acoustic emission level (xi).