Green energy experts are warning that some customers may be conned in the push for us to adopt alternative energy sources. “There are people hoping to make a lot of money out of roof-mounted wind generators,” he says. “I don’t think they are coming at it simply to rip people off, but that’s what’s going to happen. I don’t think a credible roof-mounted generator will come on the market.”
For a more serious free-standing wind generator, you should expect to pay anything from $1o,000 to nearly double that in installation charges. They are only really economic or practical for people in rural areas, particularly those not connected to the electricity grid. Even then, and taking account of electricity fed back into the grid, you should expect them to take at least 15 years to pay for themselves.
It does not take a genius to see that it would take more than 15 years to justify a photovoltaic installation on financial grounds.
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For a more serious free-standing wind generator, you should expect to pay anything from $1o,000 to nearly double that in installation charges. They are only really economic or practical for people in rural areas, particularly those not connected to the electricity grid. Even then, and taking account of electricity fed back into the grid, you should expect them to take at least 15 years to pay for themselves.
It does not take a genius to see that it would take more than 15 years to justify a photovoltaic installation on financial grounds.
Full read here