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- pkulak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9haha, really now? A 30-foot tower, plus fan, generator, and inverter for 200 bucks? You can't even set up a basketball hoop in your driveway for that.
- Tiabin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Great scott, pkulak! Brilliant idea! Set modified neighborhood basketball goals in the park! Place magnetics in the basketball, and the coil can be used to produce electricity! I like the way you think!
- tlmac59, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This story has more photographs
http://www.gizmag.com/go/5827/ - theblooms, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I don't have the cash now, but if I had know about this when I first bought my house, I would have been ALL OVER IT.
- warfang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4One catch... you need wind. Hamsters, now there's something you can rely on.
- Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Is it more economical to feed the hamsters, or to just replace them regularly?
- pkulak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yea, and you don't have to live on a farm to have solar panels.
- Bishoco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I wonder if there are any energy company rebates or tax credits that shrink down that 8,500. I know with solar cells the rebates and tax credits cut the retail price by more than half.
I've been trying to encourage my parents to get one of these. They are very rural and almost constantly have wind blowing if not gusting.
My wife and I are planning on buying a house next year and we would really like to put solar cells on the house if the one we like doesn't have them already.
It's nice to see these alternative power sources becoming more attainable to the consumer. - Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Modern windmills are whisper quiet.
- tlmac59, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Here's another short story on the same windmill: http://www.windtech-international.com/content/view/658/2/
- Inigo_Montoya, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@Bishoco: Check this page to see what rebates are available in your state: http://www.dsireusa.org/
They vary greatly from state to state. - elephantdog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Now all I need is for the county to rezone my land to heavy industrial so I can get the development permit. Chance of that happening: 0%
Now if it was free I could use the money I saved to bribe the corrupt officials and then I could have one somewhere on my 15 acres, maybe right next to the neighbors window.
. - Mrkamikaze, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I am waiting for Mr. Fusion to power my house.
- Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If you hook to the grid, the electrical company is required to pay for your excess, if you have one. They are not required to pay full value however, so they may just pay a pittance.
I don't know about all the states, but in Texas they have a rule that they will not increase the taxable value of your property based on improvements to use alliterative energy. How this effects resale value, I do not know. - patrix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I have a short narrative for those bitching about infeasibility. My uncle has installed a 35-foot windmill on his farmhouse...in India!
It cost him roughly 2 lakhs ($4000) and uses car batteries to store power. It powers his swimming pool filteration plant and all the external lighting. He will recover his cost within 5 years. And has done a little bit of good to the environment in the process. - bryan42, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Of course, you first need to live in a place where the local city and/or county will allow a windmill.
- stonebear, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is very encouraging; I couldn't find anything residential for under ten thousand dollars when I looked a year ago. Return on investment is still a bit too low, however. Unless you aren't hooked up to the grid, solar panels are still the way to go.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1how about a nice solar tower to go along with that
http://digg.com/environment/Solar_Tower_1600ft_tall,_Generates_200_Megawatts_With_Turbine_Chimney - Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You would need about 20 of those Target ones though, and that doesn't include the equipment needed to hook to the grid.
- dacracot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You can get one from Target for $800...
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1152225566/ref=sr_1_1/602-3048308-3367834?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B000CSKSQG
or
Search http://www.target.com/ for "wind power". - thedonga, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1they would sell for a lot less if more people utilized them
- Inigo_Montoya, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@garraeth: It's considered a bad idea putting wind turbines on a roof because they'll cause the building to vibrate and can cause structural damage. Solar is the better option for urban areas.
- garraeth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It'd be cool if they could come up with something that'd work for urban homes. Maybe something that'd attach to your roof like your DishNetwork does...?
- wcooley, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I keep wishing for a wheel big enough for a 100lb labrador to run in...
- motorhappy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Are these as loud as the wind power turbines we're already familiar with?
- Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Looking at the power output on the Southwest Windpower website, I think I need two of them to get enough power to be self sufficient. Even with two however, It would still probably pay for it's self in roughly seven years. If electricity keeps getting more expensive, then it would pay for it's self even sooner.
- Tiabin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You guys can have your standard hamsters... I'm going for genetically engineered hamsters that produce more growth hormone. Get more bang for the buck, baby.
- brizznady, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1It has to cost a lot less to make. Parts are only around $200.
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