I have a class that i need to list some companies that use wind power as their source on energy. So if you know or, think that you work uses wind, or if you know what does use wind please post the companies name[s]!
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p.g.e
portland general electric
and try naming some fromtexas theres alot there
Oct 312008
I also want to stay off the electric grid . It would cost an additional ten thousand dollars to be hooked into it and I want to be independant from utilities. Would solar panels and batteries power lights and T.V , computer , washer dryer ect.
TV, lights and small appliances, yes. Washer, maybe. Dryer, not likely unless it's gas – consider a clothesline. Electric range or oven, no. Hot tub, no unless it's converted to a gas heater.
The raw panels are about $3-8 per watt. So for 6Kw figure about $18k for the panels. The charger/inverter and batteries, figure $2-3k more. Figure about $30k including the installation.
You might also consider a generator. The off-grid houses I've seen tend to have them, even if they have batteries too. Add $3k for that.
Do you have a creek? Consider small-scale hydro too.
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