http://www.greenrightnow.com/nwahomepage/2008/04/18/electricity-savings-is-blowin-in-the-wind/ Getting Green in the 'Hood Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:25:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.greenrightnow.com/nwahomepage/2008/04/18/electricity-savings-is-blowin-in-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Scot Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:23:21 +0000 http://www.greenrightnow.com/2008/04/18/electricity-savings-is-blowin-in-the-wind/#comment-418 It's great to see a skeptical engineer convinced of the merits of wind power! Especially in TX where oil is king, this is like (ahem) a breath of fresh air. I have to take issue with the notion of solar electric systems requiring a lot of maintenance and being bulky (unless they meant Solar Turbines' huge gas-fired units). They're very low maintenance, but PV systems can be relatively large to generate the same amount of electricity as a wind turbine where it's windy. The Skystream is unique in that it has an integrated inverter, so it's about to easy to install as a street light! Plus, it can actually power a light at night. It’s great to see a skeptical engineer convinced of the merits of wind power! Especially in TX where oil is king, this is like (ahem) a breath of fresh air. I have to take issue with the notion of solar electric systems requiring a lot of maintenance and being bulky (unless they meant Solar Turbines’ huge gas-fired units). They’re very low maintenance, but PV systems can be relatively large to generate the same amount of electricity as a wind turbine where it’s windy. The Skystream is unique in that it has an integrated inverter, so it’s about to easy to install as a street light! Plus, it can actually power a light at night.

]]>