Comments on: Texas To Build Wind Power Superhighway http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: E-Cigarette Man http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-98870 E-Cigarette Man Mon, 09 May 2011 12:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-98870 Quite interesting to go back and read these old posts. Quite interesting to go back and read these old posts.

]]> By: New Study Says City-Based Rooftop Wind Power Doesn’t Pay Off – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-90204 New Study Says City-Based Rooftop Wind Power Doesn’t Pay Off – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:59:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-90204 [...] of cities around the world get more than enough sunshine to utilize it effectively.Additionally, transmission lines can deliver wind power from rural areas to urban areas. So if you’re really stuck on powering [...] [...] of cities around the world get more than enough sunshine to utilize it effectively.Additionally, transmission lines can deliver wind power from rural areas to urban areas. So if you’re really stuck on powering [...]

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-2603 Steve Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:23:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-2603 WHERE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT? WHERE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT?

]]> By: Steve http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-18345 Steve Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-18345 WHERE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT? WHERE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT?

]]> By: Dr John Paul Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-2602 Dr John Paul Schwartz Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:48:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-2602 Warning, as good as this energy source may be in terms of pollution, it has already been found to be fatal to some of the most sensitive of our animal population. Before we kill massive numbers of these animals just like we have done to the frog poplulation in the US which has been massively destroyed and radically changed the lakes and wetlands of this country. We must come up with a solution NOW before the effect becomes massive...consider this article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14593 Warning, as good as this energy source may be in terms of pollution, it has already been found to be fatal to some of the most sensitive of our animal population. Before we kill massive numbers of these animals just like we have done to the frog poplulation in the US which has been massively destroyed and radically changed the lakes and wetlands of this country. We must come up with a solution NOW before the effect becomes massive…consider this article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14593

]]> By: Dr John Paul Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-18344 Dr John Paul Schwartz Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:48:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-18344 Warning, as good as this energy source may be in terms of pollution, it has already been found to be fatal to some of the most sensitive of our animal population. Before we kill massive numbers of these animals just like we have done to the frog poplulation in the US which has been massively destroyed and radically changed the lakes and wetlands of this country. We must come up with a solution NOW before the effect becomes massive...consider this article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14593 Warning, as good as this energy source may be in terms of pollution, it has already been found to be fatal to some of the most sensitive of our animal population. Before we kill massive numbers of these animals just like we have done to the frog poplulation in the US which has been massively destroyed and radically changed the lakes and wetlands of this country. We must come up with a solution NOW before the effect becomes massive…consider this article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14593

]]> By: Jerry R http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-2601 Jerry R Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:17:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-2601 "Texas citizens will have to assist with the plan’s construction; they will pay an extra $3 to $4 per month on their bills for the next few years. But this pales in comparison to the amount they can save with lower energy prices." this simply is not the case. I am 100% for wind energy - but we are going to pay for it.. That is what the ACCOUNTING is... When you say stuff like this... and it does not happen... people lose faith in your advocacy. Going to cost more. That's ok.. it will cost more per KWH, for sure... “Texas citizens will have to assist with the plan’s construction; they will pay an extra $3 to $4 per month on their bills for the next few years. But this pales in comparison to the amount they can save with lower energy prices.”

this simply is not the case. I am 100% for wind energy – but we are going to pay for it.. That is what the ACCOUNTING is…

When you say stuff like this… and it does not happen… people lose faith in your advocacy.

Going to cost more. That’s ok..

it will cost more per KWH, for sure…

]]> By: Jerry R http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-18343 Jerry R Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-18343 "Texas citizens will have to assist with the plan’s construction; they will pay an extra $3 to $4 per month on their bills for the next few years. But this pales in comparison to the amount they can save with lower energy prices." this simply is not the case. I am 100% for wind energy - but we are going to pay for it.. That is what the ACCOUNTING is... When you say stuff like this... and it does not happen... people lose faith in your advocacy. Going to cost more. That's ok.. it will cost more per KWH, for sure... “Texas citizens will have to assist with the plan’s construction; they will pay an extra $3 to $4 per month on their bills for the next few years. But this pales in comparison to the amount they can save with lower energy prices.”

this simply is not the case. I am 100% for wind energy – but we are going to pay for it.. That is what the ACCOUNTING is…

When you say stuff like this… and it does not happen… people lose faith in your advocacy.

Going to cost more. That’s ok..

it will cost more per KWH, for sure…

]]> By: Josh Barns http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-2600 Josh Barns Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:57:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-2600 Photovoltaic? NTY! These cells are only 25% efficient at capturing their energy source, photons. Wind works better, typically, on cloudy days and the windiest areas of the US just so happen to be the exact same areas where we pump all that black goo out of the ground. I recently, 4 months ago, installed a 10 Kw turbine on my .5 acre property in western Washington state and have been able to sell back 16$/ month, on average (during less windy summer months in this area), worth of electricity back to our PUD. The unit and battery storage cost me about 8k total and will completely pay for itself in 5 years and 2 months at my current estimates. The upfront cost hurdle is the thing we need to get over. I realize most homes can't afford this initial cost, but through government incentives and tax deductions we can minimize this cost. If local government starts to dedicate the same lands they do for high-tension towers to wind turbines we could be green inside 10 years. It's the pacs and lobbys you have to conquer first!!! We have a 1740 sq ft home with myself, my wife, and our daughter in our home and we use energy saving lighting and energy star rated appliances in our home, if that helps anyone gauge their needs a bit better. I am telling you, wind is the way of the future...period! The turbine is on an SSV tower at 28 meters with 7m blades and is unbelievably quiet. We average 13 mph wind speed in this area. I am using my batteries a lot in the summer months, but I figure this will stop during fall, winter and spring when our winds pick up drastically in this part of the state. We also have adopted an energy efficient living strategy. We don't do ALL our laundry on the same day, we do one load 4 days/ week. We put our computer on stand-by every time we walk away from it. My daughter has been taught to walk around the house every hour and turns lights off. She is 4 and this is how we taught her how to tell time. She is a wiz at it now and is constantly reminding my wife (who seems to have the hardest time adjusting to the lifestyle) to turn off lights when she leaves the room! We get a kick out of it. My projections are for 23,000 Kw of energy by May of 2009. Which is actually 4,000Kw above the average projections for my area. My neighboors have all expressed interest after I showed them my first paymeny from our PUD. I can't say enough good things about it! If you have the up-front capitol and even approach the suggested 11mph average wind-speed suggested for best operation you can say good-bye to your power company forever. I installed the tower myself which saved me 2k, and it wasn't that hard to do due to the helpful nature of green-industry companies' employees. There are cheaper options, such as the 1Kw turbines that are shockingly small and easy to install that supplement your power if you live in an area with less than desireable average wind-speeds. The residential market has taken leaps and bounds over the last 5 years and I may decide to upgrade my current turbine once this one pays for itself. Now if only I could get a company to make me an electric car so I can charge it off this thing and have a carbon footprint of near zero!!! Photovoltaic? NTY! These cells are only 25% efficient at capturing their energy source, photons. Wind works better, typically, on cloudy days and the windiest areas of the US just so happen to be the exact same areas where we pump all that black goo out of the ground. I recently, 4 months ago, installed a 10 Kw turbine on my .5 acre property in western Washington state and have been able to sell back 16$/ month, on average (during less windy summer months in this area), worth of electricity back to our PUD. The unit and battery storage cost me about 8k total and will completely pay for itself in 5 years and 2 months at my current estimates. The upfront cost hurdle is the thing we need to get over. I realize most homes can’t afford this initial cost, but through government incentives and tax deductions we can minimize this cost. If local government starts to dedicate the same lands they do for high-tension towers to wind turbines we could be green inside 10 years. It’s the pacs and lobbys you have to conquer first!!! We have a 1740 sq ft home with myself, my wife, and our daughter in our home and we use energy saving lighting and energy star rated appliances in our home, if that helps anyone gauge their needs a bit better. I am telling you, wind is the way of the future…period! The turbine is on an SSV tower at 28 meters with 7m blades and is unbelievably quiet. We average 13 mph wind speed in this area. I am using my batteries a lot in the summer months, but I figure this will stop during fall, winter and spring when our winds pick up drastically in this part of the state. We also have adopted an energy efficient living strategy. We don’t do ALL our laundry on the same day, we do one load 4 days/ week. We put our computer on stand-by every time we walk away from it. My daughter has been taught to walk around the house every hour and turns lights off. She is 4 and this is how we taught her how to tell time. She is a wiz at it now and is constantly reminding my wife (who seems to have the hardest time adjusting to the lifestyle) to turn off lights when she leaves the room! We get a kick out of it. My projections are for 23,000 Kw of energy by May of 2009. Which is actually 4,000Kw above the average projections for my area. My neighboors have all expressed interest after I showed them my first paymeny from our PUD. I can’t say enough good things about it! If you have the up-front capitol and even approach the suggested 11mph average wind-speed suggested for best operation you can say good-bye to your power company forever. I installed the tower myself which saved me 2k, and it wasn’t that hard to do due to the helpful nature of green-industry companies’ employees. There are cheaper options, such as the 1Kw turbines that are shockingly small and easy to install that supplement your power if you live in an area with less than desireable average wind-speeds. The residential market has taken leaps and bounds over the last 5 years and I may decide to upgrade my current turbine once this one pays for itself. Now if only I could get a company to make me an electric car so I can charge it off this thing and have a carbon footprint of near zero!!!

]]> By: Josh Barns http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comment-18342 Josh Barns Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=732#comment-18342 Photovoltaic? NTY! These cells are only 25% efficient at capturing their energy source, photons. Wind works better, typically, on cloudy days and the windiest areas of the US just so happen to be the exact same areas where we pump all that black goo out of the ground. I recently, 4 months ago, installed a 10 Kw turbine on my .5 acre property in western Washington state and have been able to sell back 16$/ month, on average (during less windy summer months in this area), worth of electricity back to our PUD. The unit and battery storage cost me about 8k total and will completely pay for itself in 5 years and 2 months at my current estimates. The upfront cost hurdle is the thing we need to get over. I realize most homes can't afford this initial cost, but through government incentives and tax deductions we can minimize this cost. If local government starts to dedicate the same lands they do for high-tension towers to wind turbines we could be green inside 10 years. It's the pacs and lobbys you have to conquer first!!! We have a 1740 sq ft home with myself, my wife, and our daughter in our home and we use energy saving lighting and energy star rated appliances in our home, if that helps anyone gauge their needs a bit better. I am telling you, wind is the way of the future...period! The turbine is on an SSV tower at 28 meters with 7m blades and is unbelievably quiet. We average 13 mph wind speed in this area. I am using my batteries a lot in the summer months, but I figure this will stop during fall, winter and spring when our winds pick up drastically in this part of the state. We also have adopted an energy efficient living strategy. We don't do ALL our laundry on the same day, we do one load 4 days/ week. We put our computer on stand-by every time we walk away from it. My daughter has been taught to walk around the house every hour and turns lights off. She is 4 and this is how we taught her how to tell time. She is a wiz at it now and is constantly reminding my wife (who seems to have the hardest time adjusting to the lifestyle) to turn off lights when she leaves the room! We get a kick out of it. My projections are for 23,000 Kw of energy by May of 2009. Which is actually 4,000Kw above the average projections for my area. My neighboors have all expressed interest after I showed them my first paymeny from our PUD. I can't say enough good things about it! If you have the up-front capitol and even approach the suggested 11mph average wind-speed suggested for best operation you can say good-bye to your power company forever. I installed the tower myself which saved me 2k, and it wasn't that hard to do due to the helpful nature of green-industry companies' employees. There are cheaper options, such as the 1Kw turbines that are shockingly small and easy to install that supplement your power if you live in an area with less than desireable average wind-speeds. The residential market has taken leaps and bounds over the last 5 years and I may decide to upgrade my current turbine once this one pays for itself. Now if only I could get a company to make me an electric car so I can charge it off this thing and have a carbon footprint of near zero!!! Photovoltaic? NTY! These cells are only 25% efficient at capturing their energy source, photons. Wind works better, typically, on cloudy days and the windiest areas of the US just so happen to be the exact same areas where we pump all that black goo out of the ground. I recently, 4 months ago, installed a 10 Kw turbine on my .5 acre property in western Washington state and have been able to sell back 16$/ month, on average (during less windy summer months in this area), worth of electricity back to our PUD. The unit and battery storage cost me about 8k total and will completely pay for itself in 5 years and 2 months at my current estimates. The upfront cost hurdle is the thing we need to get over. I realize most homes can’t afford this initial cost, but through government incentives and tax deductions we can minimize this cost. If local government starts to dedicate the same lands they do for high-tension towers to wind turbines we could be green inside 10 years. It’s the pacs and lobbys you have to conquer first!!! We have a 1740 sq ft home with myself, my wife, and our daughter in our home and we use energy saving lighting and energy star rated appliances in our home, if that helps anyone gauge their needs a bit better. I am telling you, wind is the way of the future…period! The turbine is on an SSV tower at 28 meters with 7m blades and is unbelievably quiet. We average 13 mph wind speed in this area. I am using my batteries a lot in the summer months, but I figure this will stop during fall, winter and spring when our winds pick up drastically in this part of the state. We also have adopted an energy efficient living strategy. We don’t do ALL our laundry on the same day, we do one load 4 days/ week. We put our computer on stand-by every time we walk away from it. My daughter has been taught to walk around the house every hour and turns lights off. She is 4 and this is how we taught her how to tell time. She is a wiz at it now and is constantly reminding my wife (who seems to have the hardest time adjusting to the lifestyle) to turn off lights when she leaves the room! We get a kick out of it. My projections are for 23,000 Kw of energy by May of 2009. Which is actually 4,000Kw above the average projections for my area. My neighboors have all expressed interest after I showed them my first paymeny from our PUD. I can’t say enough good things about it! If you have the up-front capitol and even approach the suggested 11mph average wind-speed suggested for best operation you can say good-bye to your power company forever. I installed the tower myself which saved me 2k, and it wasn’t that hard to do due to the helpful nature of green-industry companies’ employees. There are cheaper options, such as the 1Kw turbines that are shockingly small and easy to install that supplement your power if you live in an area with less than desireable average wind-speeds. The residential market has taken leaps and bounds over the last 5 years and I may decide to upgrade my current turbine once this one pays for itself. Now if only I could get a company to make me an electric car so I can charge it off this thing and have a carbon footprint of near zero!!!

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