Residential wind/solar energy

[Tony]

I was approached yesterday buy a guy from a somewhat local company that sells and maintaines wind turbines and solar pannels for residential use. His pitch was that your power pulls directly from the pannels, or turbine as long as they are generating power, when they arent generating then the power comes from the normal grid. He also mentioned that if the equipment generates more kw/hrs. than you need, then the local electric co, buys or credits the energy.

Anybody have experience with this stuff?

 

[Sea-Dated]

I think there are a few on here doing this. I know there was a guy on OSO that put a bunch of panels on his barn and was running his property and selling a bunch back to the elecctric co.

Here is is:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/...n/181264-my-boat-storage-powers-my-house.html

 

[fund razor]

I think that there may be a thread over here, also. A guy was considering solar and a lot of info came to light. (no pun)

 

[PARADOX]

In short. ( I had a partner and we were playing with this.)
The power co. will give you "credit" for electricty generated and not used.
If you keep your house 5-6 + years, and can get enough goverment, and misc. rebates, it might work out. The initial costs are pretty high if you doing it right. May be the cost will go down in a few yearts.

 

[Uncle Dave]

I was approached yesterday buy a guy from a somewhat local company that sells and maintaines wind turbines and solar pannels for residential use. His pitch was that your power pulls directly from the pannels, or turbine as long as they are generating power, when they arent generating then the power comes from the normal grid. He also mentioned that if the equipment generates more kw/hrs. than you need, then the local electric co, buys or credits the energy.

Anybody have experience with this stuff?

Paradox is pretty close.

You cant "make money" only get the bill down to the monthly connection fee

You need a lot of components- New Meter that "nets" input and use & an isolation transfer switch.

If you can get good subsidies(like the dwp does) payback is around 5 years-
if not its usually 10-15 years. Higher effective rates pay back quicker.

Those with high consumption in sunny areas can potenatially benefit a lot because electricity will pretty much always go up.

YOu pretty much need an unobstructed south /west or southwesterly facing roof.

+ you need money.... lots of it.

Uncle Dave

 

[Perlmudder]

was actually thinking about this today. funny...

 

[Tommy Gun]

Hang in there...Barry and his liberal cohorts will be subsidizing alternative energy soon enough and you'll be able to buy it for pennies on today dollar.

Of course you'll then be taxed at three hundred percent of your earnings and will be facing foreclosure.

 

[LotoSteve]

My boss just got back from a conference in Cali about Solar power. Apparently Spain is 60% solar powered and the big money is in leasing roof real estate.

 

[talkintrash]

My boss just got back from a conference in Cali about Solar power. Apparently Spain is 60% solar powered and the big money is in leasing roof real estate.

i spent some time in spain and never noticed anything solar, but roof space would be the place!

 

[Brian41]

I am looking at windmills and solar hot water we always have wind and open to sun with a lot of roof space.

 

[Uncle Dave]

Solar Hot water is a great use of Solar- far better payback than electrical applications.

Uncle Dave

 

[HiZ]

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Anybody have experience with this stuff?

This is some very great stuff, working on it now! Project to employ