Wind power in Lubbock Options

[impala454]

I wonder if this would be legal to put up in my backyard...

http://www.skystreamenergy.com/skystream/product-info/

although it's $10,000, it'd more than pay for itself.

[impala454]

my current LP&L bill is buried under other papers, but i have one from march on the computer and it showed $0.099/kwh.

i'm not saying i'm putting one in my backyard tomorrow, but if you have a house you know you'll be in for a long time it'd be worth it. and it's also nice to start seeing consumer available stuff like this, and you know they'll only get better. i'd rather being paying for a structure on my property than dumping all my money down the drain at LP&L. here's a quote off their site

For a typical home in California, where the cost of energy is $0.14/KWh, the Skystream 3.7 will produce 400 KWh per month. This will save a household $672 per year on their utility bill. At this rate, they will pay for their Skystream system in approximately 12 years (after rebates, payback is as low as 7 years. This example assumes: $8,500 installed cost, power in an 8 MPH breeze with full output achieved at 20 mph.