Solar/Wind System
During the summer of 2009, I embarked on a serious mission. I was going put together a renewable energy system sponsored by my dad. As soon as he bought the solar cells, I made every ounce of effort to make sure the project didn’t go down. I had set a date when I needed to have the panels completed and reached that goal.
Next was the expensive purchase of the charge controller, grid tie inverter, and wind turbines. Before the summer was up, we had a renewable energy system, (solar system and wind system). My dad had paid for all the parts and helped mount the panels, charge controller, DC box, and raise up the wind turbines. The system was finally… started. I estimated about 7.5% savings off our bill, but it seems more like 10% based on my dad’s observations of the bill. It may not seem like much, but it’s a start. The wind turbines have been giving us the most advantage during fall and winter since our solar panels aren’t all that great, but they work. (Just learn from my lesson and don’t build your own.) The next step is to add more solar panels and wind turbines.
Next was the expensive purchase of the charge controller, grid tie inverter, and wind turbines. Before the summer was up, we had a renewable energy system, (solar system and wind system). My dad had paid for all the parts and helped mount the panels, charge controller, DC box, and raise up the wind turbines. The system was finally… started. I estimated about 7.5% savings off our bill, but it seems more like 10% based on my dad’s observations of the bill. It may not seem like much, but it’s a start. The wind turbines have been giving us the most advantage during fall and winter since our solar panels aren’t all that great, but they work. (Just learn from my lesson and don’t build your own.) The next step is to add more solar panels and wind turbines.