[Domesteading 00433] Re: small wind turbine earthtronics

[Sal Cerda]

I think you are right, Bob. They are heavily playing the tax rebate angle.
For $4500 you can buy a set of photovoltaic panels, inverter and some batteries for your cabin (or dome) in the Ozarks.



You can also get a 10 foot wind turbine and tower for that kind of money.  I wish Missouri were more into alternative energy but then I would not want to put up with what they have to in California.


--- On Wed, 7/29/09, RoConroy at aol.com <RoConroy at aol.com> wrote:

From: RoConroy at aol.com <RoConroy at aol.com>
Subject: [Domesteading 00432] Re: small wind turbine earthtronics
To: domesteading at sculptors.com
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 6:10 AM

 
In a message dated 7/29/2009 5:50:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
sal.cerda at rocketmail.com writes:

1500  watt hours per YEAR!   wow.   At $4500 that's 3 bucks per  watt hour. 
 I must be missing something.



Sal,
     I think it only becomes viable because of some of  the large 
government incentives, whereas the cost becomes near zero with both  federal and 
state tax incentives.  You also need to divide the retail  cost plus operating 
cost by the 25 year operating period. If you have a  cabin in the Ozarks with 
no available electricity, and little usage, and  moderate winds, then this 
might be an economical option for the builder, if  combined with a battery 
storage system, while a possible loosing situation for  the subsidizing tax 
payer.  
Bob
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