Going Solar with SunRay solar

brk-lnt · 10-26-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wynndog

I think it's more windy here than sunny, why can't someone figure out 2 or 3 3ft. high wind turbines for the roof or a house? Not everyone has a southern exposure for solar either. Also the only wind I can find are real high prop ones.
Wynn

Because low to the ground the wind is too turbulent to get any real good power from. You can build small wind turbines that could put out 20 or even 30W, but nothing where you're going to get significant gains.

rsmlp · 10-27-2014, 08:10 AM

too bad. we live on Windy Point Rd on Long Island and it gets crazy windy here sometimes (like today). again, as with solar, somewhat unsightly but with both technologies, you're offsetting a fairly inexpensive bill. my electric bill is dwarfed by my propane which as far as I know has no alternative with exception perhaps of geothermal which has its own issues.

BroadHopper · 10-27-2014, 01:38 PM

looks likes a good project in the works.
As the articles says much ado about politics!

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...WS05/141029131

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10-27-2014, 08:10 AM	#2
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 495 Thanks: 5 Thanked 169 Times in 87 Posts	too bad. we live on Windy Point Rd on Long Island and it gets crazy windy here sometimes (like today). again, as with solar, somewhat unsightly but with both technologies, you're offsetting a fairly inexpensive bill. my electric bill is dwarfed by my propane which as far as I know has no alternative with exception perhaps of geothermal which has its own issues.