The economics of a village installing a wind turbine?

paulr

Totally off the wall idea, but can anyone shed any light on the idea of a village clubbing together to install a wind turbine.
How much do they cost
What sort of KWh does a normal house use
What sort of KWh does a turbine generate  under average wind conditions, ie how many homes would a turbine feed.

Any thoughts?

paulr

Depends on the size of the wind turbine. The largest is 6 MW.

Average home uses 1 kW. If you assume that wind is present 50% of the time, than the 6 MW turbine produces on the average 3MW.

3 MW / 1 kW = 3000 homes.


A rough cost is 3 million for a 6mw turbine. That's £1000 per home, plus maintenance.

I think?

SteveCritten

I am pretty sure the pay back from the government FIT is phenomenal for these. It will pay back in 10 years. Check out ICE energy website.

amcluesent

Desperate villagers turn to wind to cut energy bills  - Telegraph