The big guys learn financing from the little ones

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Excerpt: The U.S. community wind sector, as a report from the Berkeley National Laboratory defines, consists of relatively small utility-scale wind power projects that sell power on the wholesale market and are developed and owned primarily by local investors. The recently published report explains this indu …

Turbine manufacturer enters the retail business, offering utility program

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Excerpt: A small wind turbine manufacturer has a service that should allow customers to switch to wind power without upfront capital costs. Xzeres Wind Corp.'s Micro-Generation Utility program is designed along similar lines to solar leasing programs, with the Oregon-based company offering to set up its …

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 …

What Factor’s Lead to Wind Power Electricity Cost?

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Excerpt: The cost of electricity from utility-scale wind systems has dropped by more than 80% over the last 20 years. In the early 1980's, when the first utility-scale wind turbines were installed, wind power electricity cost as much as 30 cents per kilowatt-hour. Now, state-of-the-art wind power plants  …