as far as wind I think these little bastards are awesome: http://www.pacwind.net
and your neighbors cant hate that. new ones coming out are screened to kinda kill the "eyesore" quality a little more, but i think theyre neat looking. even prettier than a solar panel imo. anythings better than a coal power plant stack. On 7/9/08, Robert McElwee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good info! I don't think SC has a good rebate program (yet). If they did, I > am not sure I would take the plunge on this house or not. $33K is quite a > bit of money ($33K / $200 a month in electric bills = 14 year pay off <G>) > but it would be a fun project. I'd really like to do some wind where I am > (as a toy) but I am not sure about all the legal and "my neighbors hate me" > aspects of it would be. > > Any idea how much room (square feet) your panels take up? > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> We went with a 10kw system because that is the largest *canned* program >> from the government for rebates and coincidentally, about the most we could >> spend. or more... >> It's a semi-complicated system, because we have three phase coming into >> the building, so we have three dc/ac inverters converting the panel dc into >> three phase ac. We have no battery back-up, just use the system to offset >> some of our consumption. The power company just installed our solar specific >> meter yesterday. On a workday, we are still using grid power, but offsetting >> between 1/4 and 1/3 of our consumption. On weekends, meter should be going >> backwards with all lights off, no HVAC and just server and desktops running >> for remote access. >> Total cost was somewhere around $75,000, but there were excellent rebates. >> Due to the state requiring x percentage of the power company's power to >> comer from renewable resources and their inability to actually get that >> infrastructure online themselves, they buy the solar credits from me. Worked >> out to $42,000 or so in rebates, plus there are some fed tax credits. Still >> not a cheap date, nor does it cover all of our needs, but it is a step in >> the right direction. >> I'm willing to field any and all questions to the best of my knowledge. >> >> >> Bill Cardell >> TurboDog's Dad >> www.flyinmiata.com >> www.fmwestfield.com >> orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S >> Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the >> *FAQ*<http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/>section of our website >> >> Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robert McElwee >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:07 PM >> *To:* Keith Tanner >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: NPC: OK, I get it now. Gas prices are high! >> >> >> I'm going to hijack my own thread and take this time to ask you about the >> panels. The last time I did any research it looked like it would cost me >> $70,000+ for panels and electronics (I do not believe the installation or >> batteries were included) to get off the grid for around 8-10 months out of >> the year. I know the AC really kicked the kW in the nuts but I cannot >> remember what the heat did. Can you, if you don't mind, shed some light on >> the costs and any additional info on your panels? I might also suggest that >> FM might want to put an info page on its site about them. It would be pretty >> interesting and financially probably a good decision based on the new "green >> attitude" a lot of your customers may now have. >> >> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> Looks like the FM solar panels are kicking out about 7.5 kW right now. >>> >>> Keith Tanner >>> >>> >> -- >> Robert McElwee and Blue Flash >> "The 50 MPG Miata" >> www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg >> >> Lightweight Miata Forum: >> www.lightweightmiata.com/forum >> >> The Miata Trailer Project: >> www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer >> >> > > > > -- > Robert McElwee and Blue Flash > "The 50 MPG Miata" > www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg > > Lightweight Miata Forum: > www.lightweightmiata.com/forum > > The Miata Trailer Project: > www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- http://BTDTRacing.com - Physics Doesn't Play Favorites. Our ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36 "Art doesn't have a finish line... it's a race against yourself." - George Carlin, He Was Here Just a Minute Ago.
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