More families putting up wind turbines

It's OK to take longer hot showers when your electricity is coming from the family wind turbine.

Fri, Nov 06 2009 at 4:15 PM

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Global Warming, Wind Power, Wind Turbine

Windmills! Everyone is getting one!

I haven't been super excited about the potential for really small turbines in the past, but the size of the blades on this family's turbine puts out more than enough for their needs. Wind doesn't make sense for every family, but those who live in a clear, windy zone and who can finance the upfront cost of a good system will see their investment pay off in less than a decade and can have all the hot showers they want without feeling any eco-guilt.

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Comment: 1

Bruce Nov 08 2009 at 8:58 AM

I like small wind turbines. I have even built a few - both a traditional small wind turbine: http://greenterrafirma.com/DIY_Wind_Turbine.html and a small vertical axis wind turbine: http://greenterrafirma.com/diy-vawt.html However, I have to say that taking long HOT showers, via electricity from a wind turbine, is not a great idea. Want more hot water? Use a solar thermal water heater. They are more than twice as efficient as making electricity and then heating water with in. Here's a couple of

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do-it-yourself solar water heater ideas... http://greenterrafirma.com/batch_solar_collector.html Enjoy