 Wind power in Lubbock |
| Wind power in Lubbock |
 Oct 15 2006, 01:32 PM
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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. |
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Oct 16 2006, 09:32 AM
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You are wondering how much power you can get out of the solar roofing tiles, read this guy's write-up, complete with pictures: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bgoodsel/solar/blog.htm
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Oct 16 2006, 09:44 AM
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  Group: Agents Posts: 4,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lu-bok Member No.: 41 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Oct 16 2006, 10:32 AM)  You are wondering how much power you can get out of the solar roofing tiles, read this guy's write-up, complete with pictures: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bgoodsel/solar/blog.htm it looks about how a personal solar grid would preform. higher energy in summer, less in winter. but his numbers are a little odd. how would it preform with someone who uses air conditioning or something along those lines? -------------------- 32-bit whore
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Oct 16 2006, 10:11 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Divergent Reality @ Oct 16 2006, 10:44 AM) it looks about how a personal solar grid would preform. higher energy in summer, less in winter. but his numbers are a little odd. how would it preform with someone who uses air conditioning or something along those lines? Well in west Texas or anywhere in Texas for that matter, you are going to get a lot of sun (ok, maybe not as much in Houston). If you did almost your entire roof in the shingles then you would be able to pull a lot more power than this guy is. Also, I've read of people putting more collection tiles in their backyard and running the cabling underground. There is a case study house that uses an air conditioner in the summer and an electric heater in the winter, I just need to find the link. When I buy a house I will probably invest in this, especially if I live up north like I want. I'll have the extra space in a basement, why not put it to use? -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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impala454 Wind power in Lubbock Oct 15 2006, 01:32 PM
pebkac I dunno, but that's pretty cool. Oct 15 2006, 01:33 PM Hartmann You'd be better off doing something like this.... Oct 15 2006, 02:15 PM Dr. Gonzo I don't see why it would be illegal... Oct 15 2006, 02:16 PM Spectatrix QUOTE (impala454 @ Oct 15 2006, 01:32 PM)... Oct 15 2006, 04:13 PM
impala454 QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 15 2006, 05:13 PM... Oct 15 2006, 07:56 PM Spectatrix QUOTE (impala454 @ Oct 15 2006, 07:56 PM)... Oct 15 2006, 08:45 PM chook its hart to find exact kwh charges, but at its max... Oct 15 2006, 05:30 PM Hartmann QUOTE (impala454 @ Oct 15 2006, 08:56 PM)... Oct 15 2006, 08:02 PM Divergent Reality call upon the power of blowthor! Oct 15 2006, 08:05 PM Jwilly actually, lubbock is not the best place for these.... Oct 15 2006, 08:36 PM impala454 my current LP&L bill is buried under other pap... Oct 15 2006, 09:43 PM Spectatrix Well the price varies depending on the time of yea... Oct 15 2006, 10:57 PM Testm0nkey solar power is more and more useful, affordable, a... Oct 15 2006, 11:37 PM impala454 how much power can they generate? Oct 16 2006, 12:22 AM Dr. Gonzo Yeah I think it is a major power source that we co... Oct 16 2006, 12:36 AM impala454 yeah i mainly just want to start learning about th... Oct 16 2006, 12:44 AM Dr. Gonzo oh yeah, and I mean yeah it would take a while to ... Oct 16 2006, 12:48 AM Jessica full output at 20mph? that eliminates a lot of tim... Oct 16 2006, 12:25 PM impala454 QUOTE (Jessica @ Oct 16 2006, 01:25 PM) f... Oct 16 2006, 05:03 PM Dr. Gonzo It is preety damn windy in lubbock though. I remem... Oct 16 2006, 12:27 PM Hartmann http://news.com.com/2100-11395_3-6125899.h...9... Oct 16 2006, 01:43 PM Divergent Reality QUOTE (Hartmann @ Oct 16 2006, 02:43 PM) ... Oct 16 2006, 04:06 PM Testm0nkey solar googleplex Oct 17 2006, 12:58 PM |
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