Is Backyard Wind Power Worth It? 475
eldavojohn wonders: "In the October IEEE Spectrum magazine, I read an article on backyard windmills and their growing feasibility. With the lowest model's price tag, it's about $9,000 and lasts for around 100,000 kilowatt-hours (20 year life), which results in 9 cents per kilowatt-hour. Now, the article mentions that if the market takes off, that price will drop. However, I was wondering what price range the windmills would have to fall to (or the energy rates have to rise to) before I could consider this? Well, the price of the windmills in the article are out of my price range right now. I don't imagine many Americans have $8k-$11k laying around and the current month's rates for energy in my neighborhood are 2.2 cents/kWh for the first 800 kWh and 1.2 cents/kWh after. I was wondering what are your thoughts on being an early adopter of wind energy? Do you think that if enough people bought these windmills, the price per kWh could compete with the local power grid's? Will it ever?"
Re:But without an association (Score:3, Funny)
Re:But without an association (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not the way you described it. (Score:1, Funny)
Compared to your original bullshit-laden post I think his is a reasonably moderate point of view. You on the other hand suffer from the chicken little complex and have little, if any, background in economics and engineering.
Why? You spouted your worthless opinion so he is entitled to his.
You're an oxygen thief.
Re:Is it also worth the drama? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:They need to make more "noise" (Score:1, Funny)
Supply and Demand (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Solar panels (Score:2, Funny)
Unless of course I attached an American flag to it.
Re:Is it also worth the drama? (Score:2, Funny)