Vertical wind mills are not meant for power generation though they look cool they have no where near the torque needed for real power generation and just look kinda neat is all. The doubling of wind creates a cube of the force and will tear out the side load bearings, The USA has the most wind generators in the world and besides a few just for show they are all horizontal blades.
The average wind speed in the USA is 7-12 miles per hour, wind generators are rated at full output at 28 mph which only happens 1% of the time, local wind speed is typically measured at 50 feet high - that is where your tower needs to be, also 200' from all surrounding trees and buildings. A 1000 watt generator will only put out between 50-100 watts 10% of the time. A $400 PV cell will produce 100 watts 70% of the time without maintenance.
Unless you live on a nice hill and have the money it is not worth going wind power vs the other options, the tower and genhead needs constant maintenance and have the ability to lower at will for work and storm shutdown. The necessary blade furling and or regenerative braking is an absolute must and is costly.
Depending on your power company they will send a check once the balance exceeds $100, all equipment and installations must be certified and approved by the state with a minimal 2 year warranty - this adds many thousands to the cost and for the most part will wipe out any tax credit - note it is a credit only and and unless you pay large sums to the IRS it is not a money maker.
California requires a minimum of a 30,000 watt wind generator to be state sanctioned, net metering usually has a minimum of a 10 year contract along with an additional monthly charge for the second meter (no they don't spin backwards) If you sign up at 10 cents and in 5 years it quadruples you will only get 10 cents period.
The average wind speed in the USA is 7-12 miles per hour, wind generators are rated at full output at 28 mph which only happens 1% of the time, local wind speed is typically measured at 50 feet high - that is where your tower needs to be, also 200' from all surrounding trees and buildings. A 1000 watt generator will only put out between 50-100 watts 10% of the time. A $400 PV cell will produce 100 watts 70% of the time without maintenance.
Unless you live on a nice hill and have the money it is not worth going wind power vs the other options, the tower and genhead needs constant maintenance and have the ability to lower at will for work and storm shutdown. The necessary blade furling and or regenerative braking is an absolute must and is costly.
Depending on your power company they will send a check once the balance exceeds $100, all equipment and installations must be certified and approved by the state with a minimal 2 year warranty - this adds many thousands to the cost and for the most part will wipe out any tax credit - note it is a credit only and and unless you pay large sums to the IRS it is not a money maker.
California requires a minimum of a 30,000 watt wind generator to be state sanctioned, net metering usually has a minimum of a 10 year contract along with an additional monthly charge for the second meter (no they don't spin backwards) If you sign up at 10 cents and in 5 years it quadruples you will only get 10 cents period.
