Wind Turbines For Home
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What size Wind Turbine would we need to benefit our campus?
In a good month we use 57,000KWH. A small turbine for a home costs $10,000 to purchase and install, only generates 2,000 KWH per year, and it’s simply not feasible. The savings have to be more significant for it to be an option for us.
I would estimate that you would need a wind turbine costing in the million dollar range to fulfill the campus needs. You are averaging nearly 2000kw hours per day so your turbine will need to produce 80kw/hr every hour to average out for the month. The wind turbine will normally be giving about 30% of its rated power if it is in the right location, so you are looking at a turbine that is rated at 250kw at a minimum. The amount of wind at your location will make a huge impact on the output so a site assessment would need to be done by a professional.
A wind turbine rated at 50-60kw will cost close to $200,000 installed and could provide 20% of the campus needs.
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