how much(switching to wind energy)?

Question

i am doing a project in science class and i have hit a roadblock. I need to know how much it would cost my school to switch to 25% wind energy. here is some info: kwh per month 167,382 and i need to know the payoff time. As they say great minds sometimes need answers from other great minds

Answer 1

You need to first determine how much is 25% of 167,382. That is the energy that you will need to generate from wind power. That is easy enough, just divide by four, since 25% is one-fourth. It is almost 42,000kwh. The hard part is determining how big and how many windmills will be required to generate this much energy and how much it will cost to build and maintain. There is also a question of how much wind is available to turn the windmills and how much power and from what source would be needed to maintain power levels during low or no wind periods.

Answer 2

Well, the cost when I switch some of my power to wind generated was $0.025 additional per kWh. Note, that is additional cost for the wind generated electricity, not the total cost.

Answer 3

If you also factor in maintenance costs of the wind turbine there is no breaking even. Wind is a more expensive means of producing energy at this point. It also is causing havoc on birds flying into them.

Answer 4

Here's a site. 3.7 kW generator will be about $5,500. If you want it installed, it's closer to $11,000. It will take forever to break even.

http://store.solar-electric.com/skuttiewige.html