Roger, etc.,
All reports that have come my way basically concur; with one interesting
exception - that being from a SkyStream owner (and "urban wind dealer").
They are claiming about "500 kWh/per month" from their machine, which is
located smack-dab in the urban heart of San Francisco. This is
I am curious, as a somewhat green off-grid installer, are those of you
having such bad luck w/ the AGS/MATE using a GSCM, such as the Atkinson
products? Or just relying on the OB relay and two wire start gennies? I
seem to be having better luck than others thus far (knock on wood) w/ our
off-grid
I support and second the thoughts and comments Roy has voiced, as the real
world experience does not yet marry up to the projections and subsequent
client/owner expectations. Without a customer production meter, owners are
basically happy with their units (they rotate so they make power J). With
Phil and all,
The industry insiders have a great saying that sums this all up
Skystream owners without production meters love their turbines.
Those with meters hate them.
Let's hope SWWP does what it must to turn this around and do what's
right for
the industry. Hey...I can dream ca
Season's Greetings -
We have been having severe weather in the NW since last week and we
elected to close OutBack today due to the snowy roads. I am actually
traveling but will check for messages for the remainder of the holiday
break. Fell free to email me directly if you have any tech supp
Louis,
Remember when you, me, Hugh P, and Michael W. went a few rounds regarding my
earliest foray into the renewable energy biz? It was a 7ft. spruce prop
attached to used automotive alternators in a steel plate welded and
spray-painted box. Boy, was I green (so to speak, I guess that means
som
This is similar to our experience. The price tag of wind sometimes looks
appealing, but it is hard to convince a potential buyer that it is going to
cost them much more than PV over 25 years for the equivalent kWhs. I am
putting an increasing effort into steering prospects towards PV.
I will say
Our experience with the Skystream here in Wyoming has been good so far. We
have installed 6, the oldest one being in operation for about 14 months.
One is part of a battery based grid-tie system, and operated well when
tested. One of the turbines is in world-class wind in Southeast Wyoming. I
ju
This makes it hard to decide if the problem is auto starting (it is) or
lousy gear and poor support? Anyone notice a pattern of support here?
I avoid auto start because murphy moves in on the better designed
systems and bites you in the rear sooner that later, on the lousy ones like
the start of th
Todd,
Excellent points to which I'd add I've been wondering just how well-designed
these off-grid homes are that need generators to be running when the home is
unoccupied for long periods of time. A home that uses that much power with
no one in it is simply badly designed.
Tom
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Our sales in dollar amount over the past couple of years are probably around
4% wind and 80% solar (the rest is misc batteries etc).
Of that 4%, I would guess that it accounts for around 15% of our problems,
warranty, phone and email time spent.
While some brands are worse than others, the si
I know this is not the topic, but I never
set up auto genny starts and this thread only confirms the correctness
of that decision. Having a machine automatically start/stop while
unattended is IMO a recipe for, at best damage to gear and, at worst a
fire that could destroy the entire homestead.
--On Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:57 AM -0800 Randy Brooks
wrote:
I had a Bergey Xl.1 grid tied through an OutBack GFX2524 for a couple years as
a demo project at my home/office. It worked fine. I did not keep track of
production because I had it on a 40' tower in a poor wind site. I've s
Kurt,
I had a Bergey Xl.1 grid tied through an OutBack GFX2524 for a couple
years as a demo project at my home/office. It worked fine. I did
not keep track of production because I had it on a 40' tower in a
poor wind site. I've since sold the turbine and inverter. I'm still
looking fo
--On Monday, December 22, 2008 6:23 PM -0500 Roy Butler
wrote:
In a nutshell.this unit is not ready for prime time yet. Lots of bugs and
glitches.
Not to mention much lower than expected energy production.
--On Monday, December 22, 2008 5:13 PM -0700 Louis Woofenden
wrote:
We've in
Peter,
Here is a link to the City of Berkeley program.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=26580
I believe the bill you are refereing to has to do with the status of
California cities. Previously, if you were a "charter" city, you had the
right to establish special assessment
Does anyone know of a good article that discusses the CA Bill that passed a
while ago that authorizes Counties (Cities?) to issue bonds to finance the
issuance of low interest loans to homeowners so that they can finance the
purchase solar systems and pay them back over 20 years as an add-on to the
These folks are "eagerly" sharing their real world experiences.
http://blog.keepturning.com/ Their comments mirror what we are hearing from
owners in our region. You can also go to the Fat Spaniel and find some
production numbers. Remember they advertise 400kWh month in a 12mph site.
I was rece
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