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Posted by Drew Cutter on July 1, 2008, 3:35 pm
Please log in for more thread options Ulysses wrote:
>> I haven't decided on which turbine yet. More concern with the tower and
>> whether i get enough wind to justify wind.
>
> There are wind maps (that I think someone posted a link to) that will give a
> a category number such as 4 or 5 etc. I'm in a zone 3 and they call that
> "marginal." I would call it something more like a waste of effort and
> money. From everything I've read wind power is not really viable unless you
> have frequent "blow your hat off" wind, at least a 35 foot tower, and no
> obstacles for hundreds of feet.
>
> I suggest you find out how much fees and permits would cost before you buy
> anything. You might be able to get away with it for a while but sooner or
> later somebody is probably going to call the extension cord police. In my
> area the permits would cost me about $20,000 or more. I would probably have
> to hire an engineer to evaluate the site and structure and also hire a
> biologist to do an environmental impact study. They also have regulations
> about how far it has to be from neighboring property (50 feet). So, if
> someone was to call Code Enforcement and complain about any suspicious wind
> generator in my area first they "open a case." This costs about $170. Then
> the party whom the case was opened on is charged an hourly fee (something
> like $160/hr) for all the time spent investigating the suspected violation.
> I think there are other fees and charges too. They will not notify the
> party (here anyway) of the amount owed--instead they attach a lean to the
> owner's property. They will not notify the party that a lean has been
> attached.
>
> If you can get away with it that's great.
>
>>
>> Eeyore wrote:
>>> Drew Cutter wrote:
>>>
>>>> Need some names of some mfg. for tower that would allow you to work on
>>>> them from the ground . Easy to put up.
>
>
Didn't think about permit cost ? I wonder if it affect property tax or
something? I'm in category 2 , which seems to cover most of ohio.
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