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The number one priority for our Nation, in the
energy sector, is to produce more of our own
energy. In order for that to be a successful
endeavor, everyone's investment in renewable
energy needs to be realistic, matched to their
needs, and profitable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our goal on this site is to give you practical information, and the tools, to determine not only if our turbine, but any wind turbine is a viable option for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are not concerned that using the information or calculators - below - will lead you to a different manufacturer. If a turbine in our size range is right for you, our efficiencies and annual energy production will make our turbine an obvious choice. |
| Wind Turbine System Payback is a factor of 4 Variables: |
| Turbine Cost | Turbine Cost is actually the least important of the 4 when considered within the context of the current rebates and incentives being offered. As you will be able to see when you play with the payback calculator below, the rebates - tax incentives - and depreciation on the front end of the investment, go a long ways towards mitigating the payback time frames caused by changes in the retail price. | |
| Turbine Output | Turbine Output or Annual Energy Production (AEP) is one of the 3 keys as to whether a wind turbine is a viable investment. Although the incentives and rebates buy-down the initial investment considerably on the front end, without an AEP number that is proportional to the cost, the capital required to pay off the remainder of the investment in a timely manner, simply won't be there. Again, the payback calculator allows you to easily change the AEP number to see the relative difference that makes in payback time frames. | |
| Retail and/or Net Metering Price | The Retail Price and/or the net metering price of electricity is a major factor in pay-ability. If you are offsetting your retail price on a portion of the production, and receiving a net meter price on the overage, the relative amount of each is important. The Customer-Calc program, also found below, can quite accurately give you a month by month look at how much of the turbine output would fall into each category. | |
| "Your" Wind Regime | The wind regime at "YOUR" turbine site is all important. That might seem a dumb statement, but the general information available regionally, or even on a local basis, is taken from the top of a "bald hill" and probably has little resemblance to your actual turbine site. For a detailed explanation of factors involved - click here | |
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| 3 Payback Calculators | ||
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Annual Energy Production (AEP) based on a turbines power curve |
Link to Calculator | Explanation of Using Calculator |
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Compares Your Monthly Usage based on total AEP |
Link to Calculator | Explanation of Using Calculator |
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Total Turbine System Payback Calculator based on system cost, incentive and rebates, your tax information - cash or financed |
Link to Calculator | Explanation of Using Calculator |