Windpower does it work for you

 

Hi,

Anyone already installed a turbine? How is it working? Is it really going to
pay for itself in a few years? Is it very noisy?

Many thanks

J

 

JusUK2 wrote:


Yes.  OK, but not great. Probably not.  No.

But you probably wanted the long answer :-)

I have an Air-X, in a fairly windy location.  I find that far too often it
shuts down because the wind is too strong, so it's not generating nearly as
much power as I expected.  I can't see it paying for itself in pure $, but
since I'm off-grid, I appreciate the alternative to the PV.  It only gets
noisy in strong gusty winds, and even then you only hear it if you're
outside - and who'd want to be out in that weather.
--
derek

 



Do you ask that of everything you buy?

Mary

 

Mary Fisher wrote:


No, but it's still a fair question.  So often this sort of product is being
sold by a salesman who is telling you that it _will_ pay for itself - and
it can, but not quickly in most cases
--
derek

 



And that's the problem with energy saving products, that they're sold on the
basis of payback. It's not rational, when nothing else is sold like that.

I believe that we should put our money where our mouths are and install
energy saving equipment for its own sake.

Mary