Small Wind Financing and Payback Periods

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Excerpt: Finding Incentives Small wind energy systems cost from $3,000 to $5,000 for every kilowatt of generating capacity, or about $40,000 for a 10-kw installed system. This is much cheaper than solar power systems, but the payback period can still be quite long. That's why it's important to take adv …

The pitfalls of building-integrated wind power

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Excerpt: What are the pitfalls and problems with building integrated wind power? Why is it that throwing a turbine on the top of a 50 M building doesn't produce the output that the manufacturers state? Well, according to a recent article from Windpower Engineering Analyzing Building-Integrated Wind Power the …