Tag Archives: electricity
a kilo-what?
In California, company Gen110 decided to quiz people about fuel prices and electricity prices. These are the results: This reveals the difference in awareness between electrical bills and fuel costs. Yet one can easily spend a similar amount of money … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration, policy
Tagged awareness, electricity, energy, fuel, kilowatt, price, units, watt
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The Skinny on Small Wind
Summary: Wind is volatile. The conditions for effective wind harvesting greatly favor rural areas. Turbulence can be a problem for building-mounted turbines. Height above the ground makes a big difference. Feed-in Tariffs keep small wind economically viable in the UK. A … Continue reading
Posted in incentives, policy, renewable-energy, wind-energy
Tagged building-mounted, electricity, generation, payback, roof, roof-mounted, shear, wind, wind turbines, windy
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