How Much do Wind Turbines Cost

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How Much Do Wind Turbines Cost?
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• Wind Turbines come in various sizes and prices
  depending on the kW you will need. I will go
  into finding out home many kW you will need in
  the next article. For right now, I will fixate
  on the 10 kW wind turbine. There are many
  manufacturers out there with all different kinds
  of pricing depending on whether you are a
  do-it-yourself person or if you need installers
  to complete the installation.

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• If you are going to tie into the grid with it,
  you will need expert installers plus an
  electrician. These people add to the cost. I
  will give you estimated costs for windmills using
  10 kW then you will have to find out how much
  your installer and electrician will charge you to
  tie in.

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• A Do-It-Yourself person could potentially use a
  wind turbine to just run the barn, garage but not
  the main house or if you live in the country the
  whole house off the grid. Remember all states
  have different laws regarding installation of
  wind turbines.

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• Prices from across the globe differ. I am giving
  you US prices in US dollars. A 10 kW single phase
  could cost as much as 31,000 not installed. Do
  not let that number scare you. The prices go
  down from there. For example, a 7.5 kW wind
  generator would cost roughly 25,000.

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• Now you are saying, I dont have that kind of
  money. The federal government and state
  government are giving rebates or tax credits for
  installing these types of systems. You will need
  to check with your state to see if they are
  offering rebates. You can also check with the
  government as they have programs too. Please be
  aware the rebates require properly completed
  paperwork to get the rebate.

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• We are small farmers and we decided to buy a wind
  turbine. We bought just the turbine and the
  motor along with a converted for approximately
  500. We then had to buy the mast (pole) and
  grounding wires. All in all, it cost us
  approximately 15000.00 to put up an 800 W (which
  is less then 1 kW). We tried a cheap simple
  setup to see if it would work in our area and it
  has. We are looking forward to building a more
  powerful one, which will probably cost 8,000 or
  more to add to our current system.

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• As I said, wind turbines are costly but in the
  long run as our electric and gas bills keep going
  up, this will never change the cost of 0 for
  energy to run your house. You are probably
  thinking wow! 25,000 to buy one for my whole
  house that is a lot of money! Well let me give
  you the run down on the federal and state rebates
  for these systems using Florida as an example.

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• Energy Savings in Florida (2010)
• - Estimated System Cost 26,000
• - Federal/State Tax Credit 3,000
• - State/Utility Rebate 16,000
• - Net Cost 7,000
• - Cumulative Lifetime Savings (25 Years) 44,162
• - Investment Return 22.9
• So you can see that the question, How much
  do wind turbines cost? can be varied depending
  on state, how much wind, and if there are local
  utility rebates for wind energy.
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