May 4, 2011
Renewable Energy Briefing: WindTamer, Solar 4 All, Longwood Gardens
Rochester, N.Y.-based WindTamer, a maker of wind power generators, has developed a patented “Power on Demand” system which is a storage and power management unit rolled into one. The system consists of a wind turbine, solar panels, and specially designed “smart” delivery battery that stores energy from the grid. WindTamer’s system manages the supply and demand through the use of multiple resources to lower a company’s power demand from the grid. Electricity costs can be reduced by about 30 percent, writes Forbes.com. WindTamer has installed the system in several of small-business customers. The….
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Reader Comments
Is there something missing from the Longwoods garden piece? They are spending $7,000,000 dollars to save less than $12,600 dollars a year? Come on, do the math. I’ve been a supporter of solar power since the 70′s but that math, as presented, does not compute. They would have been better off planting a forest o those nine acres, the payback would have been a whole lot shorter. Wow.
Not green washing--stupid washing | May 4th, 2011
I thought the article said $64,000 annually. Regardless, I agree with you. WOW on the payback. Figure the maintenance over the payback period and double WOW. Some decision makers are idiots.
Matt | May 5th, 2011
@ $40,000 a pop, what type of “typical” system are DWP installing? are these residential installations? Here in Australia I paid $8000 and have reduced my bill by 75% so don’t see how someone can be spending $40,000 unless they are being ripped off.
Tim | May 5th, 2011
“by 64,000 annually.” Oops, misread that. The payback on this investment is still way too long to make any fiscal sense.
Not green washing--stupid washing | May 6th, 2011