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Re: Re: Domestic wind turbine
> noel_pilot wrote:
>
>> That sounds about right, so on those figures, 600kWh per year is
gonna
>> save him £42 a year, its going to take him 47 years to get his
£2000
>> back assuming that he has no maintenance costs in the meantime!
>>
>> Am I thinking this the right way? I think its a great idea, I'd
love
>> one but it would have to make financial sense!
>
> Manufacturing the wind turbine probably created more CO2 than it'll
save
> in its lifetime...
>
> Jim
Bloomin' lentil-eatin' sandal-wearin' treehuggers!
I *AM* however a firm believer in not using fossil fuels for electricity
generation...
...we should use nuclear and save the fossil fuels for what God intended.
(Powering the biggest "weekend toys" available.)
Bring on global warming I say ... My winter gas bill is too high and I
live 263ft above sea level (according to my Garmin) so I don't care if the
seas rise! :-D
Phil
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