http://greenerworking.com/wind-power-loses-match-with-cold-cold-winter Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://greenerworking.com/wind-power-loses-match-with-cold-cold-winter/comment-page-1#comment-4658 JSambdman Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:45:57 +0000 http://greenerworking.com/?p=8364#comment-4658 A great deal of the generated power is lost in transmission dependant on how far away you are from the source. In my view it would make more sense to put wind turbines on top of every home or building. There are many makers of small turbines and with your own turbine, your bill would be zero. The cost for the turbines could be built into the construction (for new construction) And because the turbine is atop your home, transmission losses would be negligible. I don't know how much was spent to build these windfarms, but I bet that had that amount of money been given as a subsidy to every homeowner who purchased a winturbine, the same power could have been generated without the ongoing costs or the bills. The answer will not be in building vast windfarms or solar farm, but rather a decentralized approach where each home or building generates its own power. You could also get rid of the need for distributed water sewage systems with a combination of atmospheric water generators and incinerating toilets. Combined with highly efficient design and appliances, our energy use could be reduced to a third of what it is today. A great deal of the generated power is lost in transmission dependant on how far away you are from the source. In my view it would make more sense to put wind turbines on top of every home or building. There are many makers of small turbines and with your own turbine, your bill would be zero. The cost for the turbines could be built into the construction (for new construction) And because the turbine is atop your home, transmission losses would be negligible. I don’t know how much was spent to build these windfarms, but I bet that had that amount of money been given as a subsidy to every homeowner who purchased a winturbine, the same power could have been generated without the ongoing costs or the bills.
The answer will not be in building vast windfarms or solar farm, but rather a decentralized approach where each home or building generates its own power. You could also get rid of the need for distributed water sewage systems with a combination of atmospheric water generators and incinerating toilets. Combined with highly efficient design and appliances, our energy use could be reduced to a third of what it is today.

]]> http://greenerworking.com/wind-power-loses-match-with-cold-cold-winter/comment-page-1#comment-4369 Sandy B Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:49:02 +0000 http://greenerworking.com/?p=8364#comment-4369 I live in Bliss NY were the wind towers were placed about 2 years ago all around my home, since then our electric bills are steadily going up because of a verity of added delivery costs that were never that high. Example: My last bill $279 for what I used and $150 for delivery. Makes you wonder I have the windmills all around me and my bills are going up for DELIVERY COST, WERE IS THE ELECTRIC GOING?????? I live in Bliss NY were the wind towers were placed about 2 years ago all around my home, since then our electric bills are steadily going up because of a verity of added delivery costs that were never that high. Example:
My last bill $279 for what I used and $150 for delivery. Makes you wonder I have the windmills all around me and my bills are going up for DELIVERY COST, WERE IS THE ELECTRIC GOING??????

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